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Chinese Box is a american film of genre Drama directed by Wayne Wang released in USA on 4 september 1997 with Jeremy Irons

Chinese Box (1997)

Chinese Box
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Released in USA 4 september 1997
Length 1h45
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating61% 3.097953.097953.097953.097953.09795

Chinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui.

The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997. The film credits Paul Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explores in his 1997 novel Kowloon Tong.

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The movie unfolds at least nine different stories on very different levels. First, there is John as a reporter, trying to capture interesting scenes on the streets of Hong Kong, persuading himself his work gives his life a tangible meaning.

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