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earthy, cerebral film about sex, opium,
corruption and decadence in Shanghai
in the early 1920’5. As the film opens, a
sequence explains the Chinese history
after 1911 when the Qing Dynasty fell.
Opium is being smuggled into China
from the British. We are quickly shown
the country estate of the Pang family
where there are three characters, first
shown as children and later as adults.
The story centers on Zhongliang
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(Leslie Cheung), who was raised on the
wealthy Pang estate, with Ruyi (Gong
Li), his childhood friend. In 1911 Old
Master Pang headed the household. His
son, Zhengda (Zhou Yemang) is mar
ried to Xiuyi (He Saifei), who inciden
tally is Zhongliang’s sister.
Years later we find Zhongliang in
Shanghai as a gigolo, someone who
kisses women and steals their pearls.
Meanwhile, Old Master Pang has died
and his sickly, drug-addicted son
Zhengda is too weak and brain-dead to
head the family. Thus, Ruyi is given
control of the estate. With this new
information, Zhongliang’s crime bosses
order him back to seduce her and make
off with the family fortune.
Ruyin and the whole household are
now constrained under opium addic
tion. Ruyi, no longer a subservient,
motherly caretaker, wields control with
an iron fist. All her father’s concubines
are banished quickly and her close ser
vant/ confidant Duanwu (Kevin Lin) is
left with the difficult decision of siding
with her or the other powerful men on
that decision. He is loyal to Ruyi and
thus is cursed and scorned by the elders.
The plot is so convoluted and com
plex that even many Asian critics more
familiar with the Chinese language and
culture found it difficult to deconstruct
the film. It is better to sit back and enjoy
the amazing visual settings and land
scapes, courtesy of cinematographer
Christopher Doyle.
Notable to the film, however, are
Leslie Cheung and Gong Li, who have
great onscreen chemistry having collab
orated together with Kaige on “Farewell
My Concubine.” This film was banned
in China due to many unnerving histor
ical suggestions. And, although the
story is slow-moving and complicated,
it is a provocative glimpse into the cor
ruption of pre-Mao China.
Men bare all in revealing British comedy
They’re baring it all in the new
British comedy, “The Full Monty.” A
very revealing movie, the comedy fol
lows six unemployed men who decide
to strip down to their knickers to make
a livelihood.
Coming off his performance as the
notorious Begbie in “Trainspotting,”
Robert Carlyle flashes as Gaz, the lead
role. Gaz’ motivation for stripping is to
obtain enough cash to help keep dual
custody of
his young
son, Nathan,
played by
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Snape. Gaz’ friend Dave, played by the
impressive Mark Addy, has low self
esteem.
Because many of the steel warehous
es in the once thriving town of Sheffield
are closed, the town’s Job Club is
packed. In this down-and-out place,
Gaz and Dave get bored with the low
life and search for ideas. While passing
a Chippendale club, they notice it is
packed with women. Gaz thinks, “Hey,
what do they have that I don’t got?”
At times, it seems as if director Peter
Cattaneo tried to make a heartfelt
drama with a great deal of comic relief.
Gaz really suffers when removed
from his only joy in life, his son,
Nathan. Dave’s hatred for his belly and
his bout with impotence is sad because
he doesn’t feel right with his wife.
These dramatic pulls help to define
the characters, but at the same time,
they detract from the genuinely funny
scenes. However, at the film’s conclu
sion, when the dancers go for “the full
Monty,” the comic nature of the film is
redeemed. The dance scenes with
Donna Summer, Tom Jones and Sister
Sledge are precious.
Gaz and Dave recruit Gerald, played
by Tom Wilkinson (“Smilla’s Sense of
Snow”) to help choreograph. After a
failed attempt at suicide, Lomper (Steve
Huison) joins the stripping troupe. Guy,
played by Hugo Speer, joins the group
for no reason other than he is well
endowed. A retired dancer, Horse,
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comedy, "The Full Monty,” where six unemployed men strip to make cash.
played by Paul Barber (“Priest”) joins
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Horse has balding gray hair; Lomper
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