the director is Mikael Håfström, a Swede who has filmed EVIL ("Evil/Bad Boy") and later came to the United States to develop commercial films. The screenwriter is the Iranian Hossein Amini, who rewrote Hardy's Jude the Obscure ("Jude the Nameless"). Costume Design According to news reports, the cheongsam was sewn by artists from "In the Mood for Love" and "2046", while other costumes were designed by Oscar winner Julie Weiss.
In 2008, the filming was completed in London and Thailand without obtaining approval in Shanghai. At the same time, the male protagonist John Cusack was spotted by paparazzi at MAO LIVE and BAR LOUNGE in Shanghai. The cast also includes Gong Li and Chow Yun-fat Chinese actors; Japan's Ken Watanabe and Rinko Kikuchi. John Cusack and Mikael Håfström are working together again after 1048; it
can be seen that this film is the product of a strong alliance, showing the huge ambition of the producer.
But after watching the premiere at the Grand Theater on June 13, except for John Cusack's regret that he couldn't be there in person, the plot, development and ending of the whole film felt flat. There are a few very embarrassing scenes in the plot, such as Soames and the German woman in the play having fun, and then being discovered by the woman after secretly taking pictures of the ship in the middle of the night. The Japanese officer in the play wept bitterly for his dying mistress in front of Soames, and then quietly released Soames and Anna at the pass. I suddenly realized that this film wanted to tell a warm story.
Reminds me of an interview with John Cusack during the filming of this film. It is said that 10 of the 50 films I have made are satisfactory, I think this one should not be included.
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