A courier’s lost love returns in another form along Shanghai’s Suzhou River in this haunting tale of obsession and memory.
Along Shanghai’s shadowy Suzhou River, a courier’s chance encounter with a young woman spirals into love, loss and obsession. After tragedy strikes, he re-emerges years later to find a dancer who may be her double-or her ghost. Blurring memory and myth, Lou Ye crafts a hypnotic tale of desire, identity and the stories we tell to survive.
RIALTO RECOMMENDS Dreamlike and seductive, Suzhou River is a modern noir-where love, memory and illusion drift together in haunting, unforgettable ways.
Cast
Xun Zhou (Meimei/Moudan), Hongsheng Jia (Mardar), Zhongkai Hua (Lao B.)
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Writer
Cinematographer
Language
Mandarin
Subtitles
English
Countries
Germany, China
Studio
Co-production Office