Wu Yong-Gang/吳永剛 (director/writer)
Hong Wei-Lie/洪偉烈 (cinematographer)
Ruan Ling-Yu/阮玲玉 (lead)
Zhang Zhi-Zhi/章志直 (lead)
Li Keng/黎鏗 (lead)
Lianhua (production)
Noir formula: a flawed hero, trapped in shadowy troubled nights, unable to escape. But here the hero(ine) is a prostitute, the setting is not America's night streets but Shanghai's, and the story is told as a silent melodrama, with few titles (until the social commentary kicks in). With a small cast and minimal sets, this work is proof that sometimes less is more.
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