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China Girl (1987) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$29.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Abel Ferrara

Written By:
Nicholas St. John

Actors:
James Russo ..... Alby
Richard Panebianco ..... Tony
Sari Chang ..... Tye
David Caruso ..... Mercury
Russell Wong ..... Yung Gan
Joey Chin ..... Tsu Shin
Judith Malina ..... Mrs. Monte
James Hong ..... Gung Tu
Robert Miano ..... Enrico Perito
Paul Hipp ..... Nino
Doreen Chan ..... Gau Shing
Randy Sabusawa ..... Ma Fan
Keenan Leung ..... Ying Tz
Lum Chang Pan ..... Da Shan
Sammy Lee ..... Mohawk

Synopsis:

Director Abel Ferrara liberally employs his blackjack intensity in this lunatic gang romance that comes across as a cross between Mean Streets and West Side Story. The New York City street gangs of Chinatown and Little Italy are rattling their sabers and they become drawn when a Chinese restaurant opens up on the Italian side of Canal Street. In the middle of all this tension and violence, beautiful Chinese teenager Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) falls in love with Tony (Richard Panebianco), a pizza delivery boy. Of course, continuing with in the West Side Story vein, the parents of the two lovebirds are against the match. Not only that, but the Mafia and the Chinese mob conspire to separate the lovers in order to maintain an uncertain peace in the community.

China Girl is a modern take on the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet. Set in 1980s Manhattan, the plot revolves around the intimate relationship developing between Tony, a teenage boy from Little Italy, and Tye, a teenage girl from Chinatown, while both of their older brothers become engrossed in a heated gang war against each other. The movie has some similarities with "West Side Story"

A modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 03 January, 2023.