After getting out of prison, a small-time crook crosses paths with a woman resembling his long-lost lover. Heralded as a landmark of Sixth Generation Chinese cinema, director Lou Ye's Suzhou River is a film noir that blends elements of Vertigo (1958) with tragic romance. 

NR, 83 mins., 2000. Closed captions (CC) in English.

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