Chinese Box
1997 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 5.8 · 59% critics
In the final months before Hong Kong’s 1997 handover, a foreign journalist moves through the city while wrestling with love, regret, and uncertainty about the future. Personal relationships and everyday encounters unfold against a tense historical moment, blending romance with a portrait of a place on the verge of change.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-11-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (57 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to reflective relationship dramas set against major historical change, especially if titles like Swann in Love or Enduring Love appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or clear-cut storytelling.
Pros: vivid Hong Kong setting; haunting love story; thoughtful atmosphere | Cons: very slow pacing; can feel confusing; uneven emotional payoff
Themes
- hong kong
Cast & crew
Jeremy Irons
as John
Gong Li
as Vivian
Maggie Cheung
as Jean
Michael Hui Koon-Man
as Chang
Rubén Blades
as Jim
Jared Harris
as William
Josie Ho
as Lilly
Chaplin Chang
as Homeless Man
- RC
Russell Cawthorne
as New Year's Party MC
- EL
Emma Lucia
as Amanda Everheart
Directed by Wayne Wang