Purple Butterfly
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- Synopsis
- Directed by Lou Ye, Zi Hudie revolves around the underground faction of anti-Nipponese fighters in 1930s Shanghai, just prior to the onset of the Sino-Japanese war....
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- Starring
- Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye, Feng Yuanzheng, Toru Nakamura
- Director(s)
- Lou Ye
- Distributor(s)
- Palm Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 127 min.
Critic Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle | G. Allen JohnsonAdd Critic to Favorites
A gorgeously shot, ambitious epic.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
As atmospheric and moody as a film noir, the stylish, sometimes perplexing Purple Butterfly is a remarkable period piece, evoking the bustling, dense and increasingly dangerous Shanghai of the '30sRead the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites
A sumptuously moody memory play.Read the full review
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