Tang Wei returns to Chinese screens
2/26/2010 12:30:00 AM
kenmouse
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Chinese actress Tang Wei is set to hit the big screen across China once more after her latest work, romance film "Crossing Hennessy" was cleared by Chinese censors.
Marketing official Veii Chan of Hong Kong production firm Edko Films Ltd revealed that the film will be released in China, though an exact release date has not been set. It is also unclear if the film will only see a limited release.
"Crossing Hennessey" is Tang's first acting project since she reportedly suffered a media ban for her politically sensitive, sexually-charged role in Lee Ang's 2007 spy thriller "Lust, Caution".
In "Lust, Caution", Tang played a Chinese activist who seduces a pro-Japanese spy chief in World-War II-era Shanghai to facilitate his assassination. Her character develops feelings for him and allows him to escape at the last moment.
The film, based on an Eileen Chang novel, was criticised for being sympathetic to the traitorous spy chief and for its graphic sex scenes.
However, the film was eventually released with major cuts to appease the censors while Tang was reportedly slapped with a media ban in 2008 for her role.
The media ban saw Chinese regulators ordering local television stations and print media to pull advertisements featuring Tang and not to report on the actress.
Many believe that Tang's appearance in "Crossing Hennessey", a Hong Kong film, was a way to bypass Chinese regulators.
In the movie, Tang plays a shopkeeper who is set up with her neighbour played by veteran Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung.
Directed by screenwriter Ivy Ho, it is slated to be released in Hong Kong on April 1 and will open in Singapore on April 8.
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