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	Shanghai Triad essay, by Shelly Kraicer
		Allegory and ambiguity in Zhang Yimou's Shanghai Triad
		Mob-ruled Shanghai in the 1930's is the setting for the first half of Shanghai Triad [Yao ya yao, yao dao waipo qiao].
		Shanghai Triad can also be seen as another showpiece for Gong Li: crafted this time to display her in a sophisticated, international setting.
	www.chinesecinemas.org /shanghai.html (781 words)

	Shanghai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shanghai once became the third largest financial centre in the world, ranking after New York and London, and the largest commercial city in Far East in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
		Shanghai was lost to Japan in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937 until its surrender in 1945.
		Shanghai is administratively equal to a province and is divided into 19 county-level divisions: 18 districts and 1 county.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shanghai (5906 words)

	Learn more about Shanghai in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Chinese, Shanghai's abbreviations are Hù (滬 or 沪) and Shēn (申).
		In the 1990s, there was often described a "Shanghai clique" which included the president of the PRC Jiang Zemin and the premier of the PRC Zhu Rongji.
		Shanghai is the financial and cultural center of China.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/sh/shanghai.html (1145 words)

	Shanghai Triad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shanghai Triad (摇呀摇, 摇到外婆桥) is a 1994 Chinese film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li.
		The film is set in the criminal underworld of 1930s Shanghai and spans seven days.
		The story is about a young boy, Tang Shuisheng, who just arrived in Shanghai working as a servant in a Triad owned nightclub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shanghai_Triad (210 words)

	DVD Review - Shanghai Triad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		His 1994 film "Shanghai Triad" is no different in that aspect and once again Yimou Zhang uses a very interesting point of view to tell this story about two opposing Chinese mob families during the roaring 30s.
		Opium smuggle is the main source of income for these triads, and as in all territorial undertakings, the competition between the families involved is fierce.
		"Shanghai Triad" is presented in its original 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio on this DVD in a transfer that is enhanced for 16x9 televisions sets.
	www.dvdreview.com /reviews/pages/1494.shtml (1119 words)

	Shanghai Triad: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shanghai Triad(摇呀摇﹐摇到外婆桥) is a 1994 Chinese China quick summary:
		China () is a country located chiefly in continental east asia with some outer territories in central asia and offshore islands in the pacific ocean...
		Shanghai (; shanghainese ipa:) is chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the yangtze river delta....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shanghai_triad.htm (322 words)

	Shanghai Triad - Video
		Shanghai Triad concerns young Shuishung Tang, who has come to Shanghai on the order of his Uncle.
		The film, "Shanghai Triad" from Chinese director, Yimou Zhang, is a week in the life of 14 year-old Shuisheng Tang--a country boy who is sent from the provinces to live in decadent Shanghai in the 30s as a servant to a glamourous nightclub singer named Bijou (Li Gong).
		However, of them all, "Shanghai Triad" has a special appeal for me. It is the character of Bijou and the relationship she has with Shuisheng that makes "Shanghai Triad" my favourite Yimou Zhang film.
	video.lowpriced.org /0800180135.html (1120 words)

	1995 Shanghai Triad - Movie reviews, trailers, clips and stills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		SHANGHAI TRIAD is a technical tour de force by the great Chinese director Zhang Yimou (RED SORGHUM, JU DOU, RAISE THE RED LANTERN, THE STORY OF QIU JU, and his greatest of all and the number two on my best of 1994 list, TO LIVE).
		In SHANGHAI TRIAD a fourteen year old boy Shuisheng Tang (Wang Xiao Xiao) is brought from the country by his uncle Liu Tang (Li Xuejian) to work in the household of his boss (Li Baotian).
		SHANGHAI TRIAD runs too long at 1:49 and many scenes, especially those on the island, should have been deleted or at least abbreviated by editor Yuan Du.
	www.celebritywonder.com /movie/1995_Shanghai_Triad.html (935 words)

	Shanghai Triad @ Filmbug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		But Shanghai Triad leans heavily on both, and while it is an interesting and enjoyable film--and not without subtle allusions to the political climate and culture in modern China--it is finally an unsatisfying experience.
		Shanghai Triad is successful inasmuch as it depicted a time and place and atmosphere.
		The boy is brought to Shanghai (in the 1930s) by his gangster uncle to work in the "family" of a powerful, aging drug boss.
	www.filmbug.com /asin/B00004Z1FF (878 words)

	Zhang Yimou's Shanghai Triad: Beyond the Gangster Film Genre
		Shanghai Triad has also been seen as a veiled criticism of the Chinese government, the oppressive rule of iron-fisted authority, a theme which has cropped up time and again in Zhang's oeuvre.
		It is also the prominent colour of Shanghai Triad in the first half of the film, seen mostly on Xiao Jinbao in her costumes and make-up, signifying life and passion.
		Shanghai Triad is an unorthodox gangster film which leaves aside the depiction of blood and gore to examine the destructive effects of corruption on ordinary human beings.
	www.kinema.uwaterloo.ca /yvo982.htm (3026 words)

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		"Shanghai Triad" returns to familiar themes sounded by Zhang's earlier works, such as the loss of innocence, and entrapment in a system from which there is no escape.
		The triad's most compelling characteristic isn't evil, or its lawlessness, but rather its function as a System with a rigid code of behavior and a million pairs of prying eyes and ears to enforce it.
		Because this strict code of behavior and of ethical obligation so pervades the triad, the worst imaginable behavior is to breach that trust: to steal your compatriot's woman, to conspire with someone outside the fraternity, to attempt to leave the gang.
	www-static.cc.gatech.edu /classes/AY2005/cs6300_fall/projects/project5/movies/45/4537 (982 words)

	SHANGHAI TRIAD (An Illusion review by Joan Ellis.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		"Shanghai Triad" is a lushly beautiful film driven by a profoundly disturbing kind of violence.
		In "Shanghai Triad," as in many other fine Asian films, prolonging the punishment seems to be part of the culture of crime, and it is very hard to watch.
		The boss of the drug gang has made his mistress, Bijou (Gong Li), "the queen of Shanghai," and Shuisheng is to be in constant attendance to her, standing through the night by her door to answer any need.
	www.joanellis.com /reviews/SHANGHAI_TRIAD.htm (503 words)

	Shanghai Triad Article
		Although his new film, "Shanghai Triad," is narrowed by the same atmosphere of political repression that keeps Zhang away Friday evening, it still speaks the stirring universal language of his bolder work.
		"Shanghai Triad" must be seen in its proper context, as a film that was shut down during production because of Zhang's political problems over "To Live," which addressed itself to recent Chinese history with an openly critical tone.
		Hence his choice of "Shanghai Triad," which may be as close as this great director can come to making a conventional film.
	www.sonyclassics.com /shanghai/misc/NewYork.html (1150 words)

	ipedia.com: Shanghai Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Chinese, Shanghai's abbreviations are Hù and Shn.
		The name Shanghai literally means "on the sea" or "onto the sea." Administratively, Shanghai is one of 4 municipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have provincial-level status.
		Shanghai was occupied by Japan in 1937 until its surrender in 1945.
	www.ipedia.com /shanghai.html (2848 words)

	Shanghai Triad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shanghai Triad may be his most accomplished effort to date; it's certainly the finest film of the year.
		Set in 1930 Shanghai, this is a tale of mobsters and molls, greed and corruption, ambitious youth and devouring age that's evocative of classics from Public Enemy to GoodFellas.
		Told strictly from his point of view, Shanghai Triad is a lesson on how to watch and listen, on how to discern the innocence in an opulent production number performed for degenerates, and the corruption suggested in a folk tune sung by a pretty peasant girl.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/movies/reviews/12-21-95/SHANGHAI_TRIAD.html (682 words)

	Apollo Movie Guide's Review of Shanghai Triad
		Shanghai Triad manages to more-or-less conform to the Chinese stereotype, but still has plenty to make it worth watching.
		The comfortable Shanghai life enjoyed by these folks is thrown into peril when infighting among Shanghai’s gang leaders, and disloyalty by Tang’s lieutenants, force him and his entourage to escape the city for a secret hideaway on an isolated island.
		Shanghai Triad is a dark film that benefits from strong performances and excellent cinematography.
	www.apolloguide.com /mov_fullrev.asp?CID=2783 (502 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		SHANGHAI TRIAD, Zhang's latest offering, delves deeply into the workings of Shanghai's gangland during the 1930s.
		SHANGHAI TRIAD takes place over an eight-day period that chronicles Shuisheng's arrival to work for the Boss, his conflicted emotions for Bijou, a bloody attempt to kill Tang, and the subsequent flight to an island safe house.
		Conversely, the always-luminescent Gong Li is at the height of her ability in SHANGHAI TRIAD, almost making up for what's lacking in her young co-star.
	www.cc.gatech.edu /computing/classes/AY2005/cs6300_fall/projects/project5/movies/44/4466 (646 words)

	Fear and Loathing in Shanghai / `Triad' is a story of gangland vice
		In ``Shanghai Triad,'' a stylized tale of gangland vice, which opens today at Bay Area theaters, Gong plays Xiao Jingbao, an entertainer and prostitute who luxuri ates in her rank as mistress to Shanghai's most powerful drug lord (Li Baotian).
		Set in 1930s Shanghai, the most Westernized of Chinese cities and, from the looks of this film, the most corrupt, ``Shanghai Triad'' is told from the point of the view of Shuisheng, a country bumpkin whose uncle is part of the powerful Tang dynasty that runs Shanghai.
		``Shanghai Triad'' is gorgeous and engaging, but a tad slight when held up to Zhang's greatest films, including ``Red Sorghum'' and ``Ju Dou.'' For Zhang, perhaps, the challenge of telling a story of corruption and betrayal and re- creating the wicked, glamorous Shanghai of the '30s was sufficient reason to mount this film.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/12/21/DD75069.DTL (685 words)

	deseretnews.com - Movie review: Shanghai Triad \| Deseret Morning News Web edition
		With atmosphere to spare, "Shanghai Triad" takes us from the city's backstreet warehouses to its glittering nightclubs, and eventually to a remote island where the final reels reveal the characters' true colors with a few unexpected twists.
		Gorgeously photographed, with lavish period details and flamboyant nightclub sequences, "Shanghai Triad" is a terrific example of an artistic director turning a genre piece into something much more.
		"Shanghai Triad" is rated R, but it's primarily for a scene that has Bijou cussing as she tears up her room in a rage; the violence and sex are quite discreet, especially by modern American standards.
	www.deseretnews.com /movies/view/1,1257,1637,00.html (605 words)

	Patience rewarded in `Shanghai' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Shanghai Triad, Shuisheng has been sent to the city because of his relationship to the deceivingly fatherly-looking boss of Shanghai's ruling mob family.
		Shuisheng's job is to be slave/servant to the boss' mistress, the nightclub singer Little Princess Gold (Gong Li), whose name is far more precious than she is. In reality, Little Princess is a petty tyrant over all her servants, perhaps as revenge for having to nuzzle up to the old boss.
		Like the Godfather films, Shanghai Triad has a air of Machiavellian conspiracy, a benevolent patina concealing very real evil in its portrayal of a sense of family.
	www.chron.com /cgi-bin/auth/story/content/chronicle/features/96/02/02/shanghai.html (411 words)

	Asian Cinema Reviews
		Shanghai Triad is a film of contrasting halves.
		The film successfully conveys lurid images of what it must have been like to be in illicit Shanghai in the 1930's, not too different from a prohibition America of the same time period.
		Embracing this metaphor, one cannot see "Shanghai Triad's" parting shot without comparing it to Chiapau's accusatory stare at the conclusion to Mira Nair's "Salaam Bombay".
	www.msu.edu /user/wigodski/archive/triad.htm (557 words)

	Shanghai Triad . Tucson Weekly . 12-28-95
		But Shanghai Triad concentrates on the relationships between the characters, especially the characters without power--namely, the women and children.
		Children and peasants are often shown below the horizon, submerged in the land, in an unforced metaphor for their harmony with nature and simple desires, as opposed to the greed of the gangsters.
		In this portrayal of peasants and children, Shanghai Triad shows the influence of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray; in fact, some of the scenes of children walking through fields of tall, feather-tipped grass are strikingly reminiscent of Ray's sublime Pather Panchali.
	www.filmvault.com /filmvault/tw/s/shanghaitriad_f.html (720 words)

	BBC - BBC Four Cinema - Shanghai Triad
		As a distant member of the Triad Tang family, he's taken to the palatial home of the Boss and given the delicate task of waiting on his mistress, cabaret showgirl Jewel (Gong Li).
		Shuisheng is initiated into the glamorous and violent world of Shanghai's gangland while negotiating the unenviable task of tip toeing around Jewel's petulant, fragile ego.
		Shanghai Triad is a film of two distinct halves.
	www.bbc.co.uk /bbcfour/cinema/features/shanghai-triad.shtml (406 words)

	Amazon.com: Shanghai Triad: DVD: Li Gong,Baotian Li,Wang Xiaoxiao,Xuejian Li,Chun Sun,Biao Fu,Shu Chen,Liu ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The scenes that would have been the highlight of an european or an american movie such as the attack of the Tang headquarter or the siege of the island where the boss of the Tang family have retired, are deliberately absent of the movie or just evoked by shadows.
		The film, "Shanghai Triad" from Chinese director, Yimou Zhang, is a week in the life of 14 year-old Shuisheng Tang--a country boy who is sent from the provinces to live in decadent Shanghai in the 30s as a servant to a glamourous nightclub singer named Bijou (Li Gong).
		However, of them all, "Shanghai Triad" has a special appeal for me. It is the character of Bijou and the relationship she has with Shuisheng that makes "Shanghai Triad" my favourite Yimou Zhang film.
	www.amazon.com /Shanghai-Triad-Li-Gong/dp/B00004Z1FF (2350 words)

	Asian Entertainment Forum! -> Shanghai Triad
		The Chinese name for Zhang Yimou's SHANGHAI TRIAD is, according to IMDB, "Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao ".
		A young boy is brought to 1930's Shanghai from the countryside to be the manservant of a gang boss's mistress.
		SHANGHAI TRIAD became my favourite Zhang Yimou film when I saw it some years ago, for the simple reason that it was one of the most beautiful films I'd seen.
	www.m-dream.co.uk /forums/index.php?showtopic=733 (545 words)

	DVD Review: Shanghai Triad
		"Shanghai" is a movie that involved me more in the visuals of the film rather than the story, and that's unfortunate.
		VIDEO: Tristar presents "Shanghai Triad" in an anamorphic transfer in the film's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
		The results are not up to the usual standards from the studio, but the movie is so visually stunning that, flaws aside, the movie's beautiful images still sometimes manage to shine through.
	www.currentfilm.com /dvdreviews2/shanghaitriaddvd.html (511 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| Shanghai Triad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Zhang Yimou's new film, Shanghai Triad, is a tale of gangster life in which the violence is mostly emotional, and the ultimate triumph of evil is so complete and unmitigated that it's positively bracing.
		Shanghai Triad is set in China in the 1930s.
		If my enthusiasm for Shanghai Triad is a little reserved, it's just because of the old-fashionedness, a certain lack of tension in the rural scenes that compounds the romanticizing of country life.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/12.21.95/shanghi-9551.html (414 words)

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