Shanghai 1937 Explained

Shanghai 1937
Director:Peter Patzak
Producer:Manfred Durniok
Starring:Agnieszka Wagner
Runtime:180 minutes

Shanghai 1937 (also released as Hotel Shanghai) is a 1997 German two-part miniseries directed by Peter Patzak for German Television. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

Cast

Reception

In a positive review for The Hollywood Reporter, Duane Byrge wrote, "Director Peter Patzak has fashioned a roiling entertainment, nicely transposing this sprawling story to a tight, filmic dimension. Technically, it's marvelous with its teeming visuals and captivating marches through old Shanghai. Highest praise to cinematographer Martin Stingl for the panoramic scopings, and particular praise to art director Qin Baisong for evoking the passions and terrors of the times."[2]

In a negative review for Variety, Angela Baldassarre wrote, "Considering the large number of subplots, there is little room in Hotel Shanghai for character development; none of the personalities gets beyond mere introduction. The performances, thus, come across as incomplete and mediocre."[3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997) . 22 March 2013 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130322163106/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1997 . 22 March 2013.
  2. Byrge . Duane . 1997-10-07 . War of the Worldly: Nine diverse characters brace for imminent Japanese attack in Durniok's 'Hotel Shanghai' . . 349 . 27 . 19 . .
  3. Web site: Baldassarre . Angela . 1997-08-11 . Hotel Shanghai . 2023-03-01 . . en-US.