Everlasting Regret (長恨歌) (2005)

A film adaptation of Wang Anyi's popular and influential novel "Changhen Ge". A person's life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Having spent her whole life in Shanghai, Qiyao has her moments of prosperity and her fair share of loneliness. She finally fades and disappears but Shanghai remains a metropolitan city. Shanghai in the 1930s is glamorous and seductive. A pretty young girl from an ordinary family, Qiyao is lucky enough to win the 2nd runner-up of the "Miss Shanghai" contest. Mr. Cheng, her admirer as well as a photographer who assists her to her success, knows the girl is going to live an extraordinary life.

Crew: Stanley Kwan, Cho Kuen Wong

Cast: Sammi Cheng, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Hu Jun, Daniel Wu, Huang Jue

Format: DVD

Genre: Drama

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