 Picture perfect
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-08-12 08:12
West Nanjing Road, Shanghai in Lust, Caution (Se, Jie) The film director Ang Lee has said that the biggest difficulty in making Lust, Caution, his Golden Lion-winning film, was recreating an authentic-looking Shanghai of the 1930s and 1940s. He spent 20 million yuan ($2.9 million) to recreate an 800-m long part of the old West Nanjing Road, once the most prosperous street in Shanghai, in a set in the suburbs of Shanghai. Among the 13 landmarks he recreated were the Uptown Theater, the Kiessling Cafe, the Siberian Leather Goods Store and the Green House Ladies' Clothing Emporium. On present day West Nanjing Road, the Uptown Theater is now Zara, the Spanish clothing brand's first store in Shanghai. The Siberian Leather Goods Store and the Green House Ladies' Clothing Emporium have been replaced by jewelry shops and clothes stores. Kiessling Caf is still there, and its chestnut cake is still delicious. Old Shanghai only exists in the movies now, but today's West Nanjing Road is still a busy shopping area known for its luxurious malls. Directions: Downtown Shanghai. (China Daily 08/12/2008 page15) |
