Hard to believe it’s been eight years since visionary filmmaker Wong Kar Wai’s last feature, martial arts epic The Grandmaster. In that time he’s had a lot of projects proposed that never came to fruition, such as a Gucci fashion film with Margot Robbie, but one that has been talked about off-and-on is a television series, Blossoms Shanghai, that not only appears to be nearing completion but it has a teaser and everything. In typical Wong style it is absolutely gorgeous.
Set to the sounds of Chubby Checker’s “The Twist”, the footage introduces us to a series that we have seen very little of. Wong had initially described Blossoms Shanghai as the third leg of his romantic trilogy including In the Mood for Love and 2046, but that could have changed the way so many things about it have. It was first meant to be a feature film, then a series that led to a movie, but now it’s just a standalone effort.
What we do know is that it will star Hu Ge (1911) and is based on Jin Yucheng’s novel, adapted by writer Qen Win. Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon cinematographer Peter Pau is providing the lush visuals, as you can see in this footage which was entirely shot in Shanghai.
The series “tells the story of an enigmatic, self-made millionaire, Mr. Bao (Hu Ge), and his journey of reinvention from a young opportunist with a troubled past to the heights of the gilded city of Shanghai. Set against the backdrop of massive economic growth in 1990’s Shanghai, the series unveils the glamour that follows his dazzling wealth and his entanglement with four fabulous women that represent the pursuits of his life: adventure, honor, love and innocence.”
Blossoms Shanghai arrives, somewhere, in 2022. [via ThePlaylist]
First trailer for 'Blossoms Shanghai', Wong Kar-Wai's upcoming television series, described by the director as the third part of 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046', which will be released in 2022. pic.twitter.com/B7ix6ArARd
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