106 minutos
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. It turns out she is going to witness the decades of changes to her city
Sammi Cheng
Wang Qiyao
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Mr. Cheng
Hu Jun
Officer Li Zhong De
Daniel Wu
Kang Ming Xun
Huang Jue
Kela
Sophie Su Yan
Lili Jiang
Wu Hai-Re
Lili's cousin
Huang Yi
Weiwei
Yumiko Cheng
Zhang Yong Hong
Wu Jing
Mrs Wang
Elsa Chan Ki-Ling
Mrs Wang's housekeeper
Wang Wei-Hua
Officer Li's deputy
Yang Zhi Ping
Nightclub manager
Cheng Hao-Feng
Yao's cousin
Yolande Yau Pui-Ling
Yao's aunt
Liu Zhi-Yun
Boss Wei
Cai Gang
Master Four
Wu Li
Ms. Mu
