Shanghai Kiss

Shanghai Kiss is an American- Chinese film comedy from 2007. Was directed by core Konwiser and David Ren, wrote the screenplay David Ren.

Action

Liam Liu applies for a role and is rejected because it affects the opinion of the casting director after not Asian enough. On the way home he meets the student Adelaide Bourbon know, drawing a picture of him on the bus. Later he meets in a bar, Georgia, with whom he sleeps. Then he meets up again with the twelve years younger Bourbon, which he offers a friendship.

Liu travels to Shanghai, where his grandmother died. He promises before departure Bourbon to call her every day. In Shanghai, he learns that inherited from his grandmother's house is worth far less than he thought. He meets in a bar Micki Yang, spends a night with her and decides to continue to live in Shanghai.

Liu travels to Los Angeles, where he communicates his decision to his friends. He says goodbye to Bourbon, once again travels to Shanghai and learns that Yang has a boyfriend. He then wanders through a suburb, where he met with incomprehension. Yang told him that she was poor and keep the relationship for the money. Then she tells him to return to the United States.

Liu travels back and sees chance that a Bourbon man kisses. He is jealous. Bourbon tells him that the man was her boyfriend and he was gay. She reconciles with him.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews, the movie will start as an ordinary romantic comedy, then he would, however, interesting. He thematize the issues of identity, relationships, and cultures. The main character must understand themselves before they can love another human being. " Streamline " the author of the screenplay David Ren had made ​​the film for his personal matter. Leung play with the " bitter sharpness " and breathe the embodied character to life. The representation of Hayden Panettiere have a similar amount of " swing " as in Remember the Titans and The Racing Stripes go. For a rotated on a budget, just released on DVD film Shanghai Kiss WOULD very professional. He had also " more heart and brain " than most films.

Awards

Hayden Panettiere won a prize from the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2007. Ken Leung in 2007 received a special award at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

Background

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Shanghai. Its world premiere took place on 8 February 2007 at the European Film Market, which was followed by several other film festivals. On 9 October 2007 the film in the United States was released directly to DVD.

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