{"product_id":"suzhou-river","title":"Suzhou River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzhou River\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA videographer narrates the story of Mardar, a small-time crook who delivers packages without asking questions, until he is tasked with delivering Moudan, the daughter of a shady smuggler. After a failed kidnapping attempt sees Moudan disappear and Mardar imprisoned, Mardar returns to the Suzhou River to look for Moudan. Instead, he discovers Meimei, a woman who looks identical to his long-lost love, and also happens to be the subject of our videographer narrator’s obsession. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSet within the murky wastelands of Shanghai, Lou Ye’s award-winning re-tooling of Hitchcock’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVertigo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis a visual treat that features the kinetic style of Wong Kar-wai’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eChungking Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. A unique take on the neo-noir genre, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSuzhou River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis newly restored in 4K and made available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e4K restoration of the film from the original negative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNewly filmed interview with critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024, 33 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn Shanghai \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e- a short film documentary portrait by Lou of his home city (2001, 16 mins) \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOriginal trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOptional English subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eCert: 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRAD048BD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEAN: 5060974680917\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 24\/03\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePress:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Deeply felt, richly realised… Lou Ye swoons to the memory of Hitchcock” Sight \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e★★★★★ “Beguiling… stylish film noir” - Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Beautifully acted and masterfully controlled” - The Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"As much about style as about love, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSuzhou River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e echoes a lot of films, from the Hong Kong style of Wong Kar-wai to Kieslowski's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Double Life of Veronique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, but the sum total is something with a freshness of its own\" - LA Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46580628684974,"sku":"RAD048BD","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/SUZHOU_RIVER_STD_2D_FRONT.jpg?v=1749741356","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/suzhou-river","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}