4K restoration. These screenings are part of 'Lou Ye: Chaotic Desires', a special presentation by the Chinese Cinema Project dedicated to one of China’s great contemporary auteurs, and featuring a collection of Lou's key works across two decades, alongside the release of his new title An Unfinished Film.
The feature will be preceded by the short film In Shanghai (2001, 17 mins), a personal portrait of Lou Ye's hometown, and the setting of Suzhou River.
On the banks of the Suzhou River, which winds precariously through Shanghai, Marda falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Moudan. When he tries to kidnap her in order to demand ransom money from her rich father, she escapes, jumping in to the river and disappearing forever. Marda serves a three-year jail sentence for his attempted crime. Upon his release, he meets a woman that looks exactly like Moudan, named MeiMei.
