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Beauty Remains (Chinese: 美人依旧) is a 2005 Chinese-American drama film directed by Ann Hu, starring Zhou Xun, Vivian Wu and Wang Zhiwen.[1][2]

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Beauty Remains
Directed by	Ann Hu
Written by	Michael Eldridge Beth Schacter Bin Wang
Produced by	Ira Deutchman Ann Hu Song Zhengshan
Starring	Zhou Xun Vivian Wu Wang Zhiwen
Cinematography	Scott Kevan
Edited by	Fritz Donnelly
Music by	Sasha Gordon
Production company	Emerging Pictures
Distributed by	Emerging Pictures
Release date	14 February 2005
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	China United States
Language	Mandarin

Cast

• Zhou Xun as Fei Zhang
• Vivian Wu as Ying Li
• Wang Zhiwen as Huang
• Lisa Lu as Woman Gambler
• Zhu Manfang [zh] as Bai
• Shen Chang as Xiao Tian

Reception

Matt Zoller Seitz of The New York Times wrote that Kevan's cinematography "contributes to the sense that these hot-blooded characters are frozen by family obligations, social status and the changes unfolding beyond their bedroom walls."[3] Len Klady of Screen Daily wrote that "The specificity of the setting instils a potent dramatic context but ultimately the universality of the emotional terrain is so rich and textured that borders blur and a vibrant heart survives that should provide this international co-production with ample global access."[4] Frank Lovece of Film Journal International wrote that while the ending is "inexplicable", the film's "tapestry and matrix of confused emotions is as breathtaking as the period fashions and as breathless as, well, Breathless."[1]

Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News rated the film 2 stars and called it "overwrought" but "beautifully atmospheric".[5] Robert Koehler of Variety called the film "unappealing" and "stiff".[2] Aaron Hillis of The Village Voice wrote that the film "plays like the work of a fifth-generation Chinese hack faking a lavish Hollywood saga on an indie budget".[6]

References

External links

• Beauty Remains at IMDb
• Beauty Remains at Rotten Tomatoes

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