'Dangerous Liaisons' review: Chinese spin
The new Chinese adaptation of "Dangerous Liaisons" takes Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 18th century source material to its most sumptuous silliness - I mean that as a compliment. A gorgeous, big-scale film, set in 1931 Shanghai, it provides juicy roles for China's Zhang Ziyi and Hong Kong's Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi - two stars who have weathered big sex scandals in real life, and you wonder if that led to their casting here. The devil on his left shoulder is the promiscuous Mo (Cheung), China's first female business tycoon - and his former lover. The angel on his right shoulder is Du Fenyu (Zhang, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,""Memoirs of a Geisha"), the young widow of a humanitarian rebel. Reported by SFGate 1 hour ago.
The new Chinese adaptation of "Dangerous Liaisons" takes Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 18th century source material to its most sumptuous silliness - I mean that as a compliment. A gorgeous, big-scale film, set in 1931 Shanghai, it provides juicy roles for China's Zhang Ziyi and Hong Kong's Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi - two stars who have weathered big sex scandals in real life, and you wonder if that led to their casting here. The devil on his left shoulder is the promiscuous Mo (Cheung), China's first female business tycoon - and his former lover. The angel on his right shoulder is Du Fenyu (Zhang, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,""Memoirs of a Geisha"), the young widow of a humanitarian rebel. Reported by SFGate 1 hour ago.