Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.
Programme Strand: Opening Gala / Retro Screening
Curators’ notes: Set against the volatile shadows of 1930s Shanghai, Lou Ye’s Purple Butterfly is a visually arresting exploration of love, loyalty, and betrayal. The film traces the fraught reunion of former lovers Cynthia and Itami, whose lives become entangled in espionage and political turmoil. True to Lou’s signature style, the film employs a muted yet saturated palette and disjointed temporal shifts to mirror moral and emotional uncertainties. Relying on mood over dialogue, it renders the ache of personal loyalty in an era defined by its brutality. (Crystal Xinjie Wang)
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 127 min
Genres: Drama Romance History War
Production Countries/Regions: China France
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin Japanese Vietnamese
Subtitle Language(s): English
Director(s): Ye Lou
Producer(s): Ye Lou, An Nai, Jean-Louis Piel
Executive Producer(s): An Nai, Jean-Louis Piel, Alain de la Mata
Key Casts: Ziyi Zhang, Bingbing Li, Ye Liu, Yuanzheng Feng
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