This masterpiece from director Tsui Hark was selected as part of the prestigious Cannes Classics lineup at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, celebrating its 40th anniversary with a stunning 4K restoration, a recognition of its unique place in the pantheon of cinema. A love story that transcends time and space, Shanghai Blues is a film that understands the way the past can color the present and the power of a promise made in the dark. This promise is born in the chaos of war-torn Shanghai, when a soldier and a young woman find a moment of connection under a bridge, their faces obscured by darkness. They vow to reunite when the war ends, a pledge that hangs in the air like a dream. A decade later, Tung (Kenny Bee) is a struggling songwriter, while Shu (Sylvia Chang) has become a nightclub showgirl, her dreams as faded as her sequins. Into their orbits drifts Stool (Sally Yeh), a wide-eyed ingénue searching for her family. Taken under Shu's wing, Stool blossoms, her youthful innocence a stark contrast to Shu's world-weary glamorglamour. As fate would have it, Tung moves into their building, and a love triangle emerges, with Stool's guileless infatuation competing with the unspoken connection between Tung and Shu. Little do they know that they are all dancing to a tune played ten years earlier, under a bridge in a city on fire. Tsui Hark weaves a tapestry of romance, comedy, and melodrama, his camera gliding through the neon-lit streets and smoky clubs of postwar Shanghai. The city itself is a character, a place where the past lingers like a half-forgotten song, waiting for someone to remember the lyrics.