Tsui Hark's 4K restored version of "Shanghai Night" Cannes Film Festival world premiere tribute film studio celebrates its 40th anniversary

On April 25, 2024, the 77th Cannes International Film Festival announced the list of "Cannes Classic". The 4K restored version of "Shanghai Night 2024" directed by Tsui Hark was officially shortlisted and will have its world premiere at this Cannes Film Festival. to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film, it is also the best gift to the 40th anniversary of the film studio, the production company that produced the film.

The Night of Shanghai is the first film studio founded by Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng in 1984. It is also directed and produced by Tsui Hark, starring Zhang Aijia, Zhong Zhentao and Ye Qianwen. Set in wartime Shanghai in the 1940s, the film weaves a bitter and sweet love story by Chen Guanzhong and du Guowei. The film also records the splendor and simplicity of old Shanghai, bringing sweet memories of bitterness to the audience. As an entrepreneurial work of the film studio, this film is of great significance. After its release in Hong Kong that year, the film earned HK $11.63 million at the local box office, ranking 18th in the total box office of the year. At the same time, it was shortlisted for nine nominations for best picture, best director and best actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards the following year, with good results in both box office and word-of-mouth dimensions.

Since the end of last year, the film has launched a meticulous digital restoration under the supervision of director Tsui Hark. In addition to the new color mix, the restoration work also includes re-dubbing the characters, giving each character his or her native language, including Putonghua, Shanghainese, Cantonese and different dialects. Among them, leading actor Zhong Zhentao takes the lead in rearranging his role, and a new generation of actress Zhuang Dafei dubs Ye Qianwen's small footsteps, which adds a new surprise to the film. In addition, the brand-new mixing adds a layer of meaning to this restoration, and also makes the film more realistic and heavy.

The restoration of the 4K version of the film "Shanghai Night 2024" is of great significance. The film has gone through a glorious period of Hong Kong films and bears witness to the enthusiasm of the film studio for film production and the pursuit of film art since its inception. Over the past 40 years, total commitment has remained the same, and the light in the film world is still shining.

*about Film Studio*- *

The film studio was founded by Mr. Tsui Hark and Miss Shi Nansheng in Hong Kong in 1984. at that time, they had become famous directors and producers respectively, and achieved a series of successes at the box office and word of mouth.

Since the 1980s, the film studio has led a cross-era trend in the Asian film industry, including John Woo's "heroic character" series, Cheng Xiaodong's "Beautiful woman Ghost" series, Xu Kezhi's "Huang Feihong" and "Di Renjie" series. it is also co-directed by Tsui Hark, the highest-grossing film in Chinese film history. The new work directed by Tsui Hark is "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: the Great of Chivalry".

Even though Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng have become the hallmarks of Chinese films, they continue to make excellent films with tireless spirit.