{"product_id":"a-confucian-confusion-mahjong-blu-ray-pre-order-25-aug-25","title":"A Confucian Confusion \/ Mahjong Blu-Ray","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this pair of sharp, sprawling satires, one of Taiwan’s most celebrated filmmakers, Edward Yang, captures the anything-can-happen mood of Taipei at the end of the twentieth century. Made in between his epic dramas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Brighter Summer Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYi Yi, A Confucian Confusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMahjong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efind Yang applying a lighter but no less masterly touch to his explorations of human relationships in an increasingly globalized, hypercapitalistic world. These intricately constructed ensemble comedies—one set in a cutthroat corporate milieu, the other in a shady criminal underworld—reveal the absurdity and cynicism at the heart of modern urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Confucian Confusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Yang’s first foray into comedy may have been a surprising stylistic departure, but in its richly novelistic vision of urban discontent, it is quintessential Yang. This relationship roundelay centres on a coterie of young Taipei professionals whose paths converge at an entertainment company where the boundaries between art and commerce, love and business, have become hopelessly blurred. Evoking the chaos of a city infiltrated by Western chains, logos, and attitudes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Confucian Confusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an incisive reflection on the role of traditional values in a materialistic, amoral society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMahjong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Yang’s follow-up to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Confucian Confusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis another dizzying comedy set in a globalized Taipei, but with a darker, more caustic edge. Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager (Virginie Ledoyen) and a sensitive young local (Lawrence Ko) who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle. By turns brutal, shocking, tender, and bitingly funny,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMahjong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a dazzling vision of a multicultural Taipei where nearly every relationship has a price and newfound prosperity comes at the expense of the human soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eNew 4K digital restorations, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eExcerpts of director Edward Yang speaking after a 1994 screening of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Confucian Confusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eNew interview with editor Chen Po-wen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eNew conversation between Chinese-cultural-studies scholar Michael Berry and film critic Justin Chang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003ePerformance of Yang’s 1992 play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLikely Consequence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003ePLUS: An essay by film programmer and critic Dennis Lim and a 1994 director’s note on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Confucian Confusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew cover by Tori Huynh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46536259141806,"sku":"CC3717BDUK","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/1275_BD.jpg?v=1752589455","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/a-confucian-confusion-mahjong-blu-ray-pre-order-25-aug-25","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}