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Chinese Box (1997)
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.Director: Wayne Wang
Year of Copyright: 1997
Year of Production: 1997
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:Trailer
Filmographies -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:8713045215275
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Notes:It is not confirmed if it's enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
- Specifications to be confirmed
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Extras:DISC ONE: Chinese Box
* The Film
Audio commentary with co-writer / director Wayne Wang and critic Roger Garcia (2003)
"Home Movie: Hong Kong '97 - Chinese Box Home Movies" 1997 featurette (41:41)
DISC TWO: "Life is Cheap .... But Toilet Paper is Expensive"
* "Life is Cheap .... But Toilet Paper is Expensive"
Audio commentary by co-writer / director Wayne Wang (2003) -
Subtitles:English, Spanish, English for the Chinese dialogue (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:031398831723
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Notes:Packaging claims R1 but it played on a R2 locked player.
Sadly, this 2-disc release seems to have been replaced with the older single disc, letterboxed release; the barcode for this 2-disc set brings the 1998 release.
The extras on Chinese Box have optional English and Spanish subtitles but they have to be activated by the remote. -
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Subtitles:French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:031398685937
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Extras:Cast listing:
- Jeremy Irons
Photo Gallery
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Liner notes booklet with writing about the film and information on other titles in the Arthaus catalogue
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Extras:Cast listings:
- Jeremy Irons (5 pages)
- Gong Li (5 pages)
- Maggie Cheung (9 pages)
- Michael Hui (3 pages)
- Rubén Blades (4 pages)
Crew listing:
- Wayne Wang (director) (3 pages)
Bonus Trailers (7:02):
- Elizabeth
- Rounders
- She's All That -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5706112340359
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Extras:Trailer
Filmographies -
Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 4.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:505058210871
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Notes:DVD Totle: La caja China
It is not known if the Spanish subtitles are forced on English language playback. - Specifications to be confirmed
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OVERALL: R1
The 2-disc US release for the extras, anamorphic enhanced ratio and Surround sound.
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CUTS:
- R0 Holland- RCV Entertainment - No cuts (95:22 PAL)
- R1 America- Lionsgate Home Entertainment - No cuts - Unrated director's cut (98:48 NTSC)
- R1 America- Trimark - No cuts
- R2 Germany- Arthaus - No cuts (95:22 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Arthaus - No cuts (95:22 PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- Scanbox - No cuts (95:04 PAL)
- R2 Spain- Sogepaq S.A. - No cuts (95:22 PAL)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 03/08/03
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 02/10/22UPDATE LOG:
20/01/19: Added, Germany, updated Scandinavia, added Amazon ASIN.
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26/01/20: Added Spain, 2008 Arthaus Germany, Holland. US 2-disc set.
06/02/20: Typo.
09/02/20: Corrected much detail on the two disc Lionsgate release.
23/02/20: Typo.
02/10/22: Dates.
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