My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

The idyllic, beach-side life of a retired Triad gangster, his daughter Lap (Joey Wong) and her boyfriend Rick (Kenny Bee), shatters when a mob favor turns into a bloody shootout. Trading her freedom for her father’s life, Lap becomes mistress to Godfather Shen while Rick goes into exile. 

Years later, the mob boss unknowingly hires Rick as a hitman, and Lap sees her chance at escape. Meanwhile, a young, doe-eyed Triad member, played by Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor winner Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love), gets pulled in to the doomed quarrel, complicating things even further. 

Directed by Patrick Tam, Wong Kar-Wai’s mentor and a key figure of the Hong Kong new wave, shot by venerated co-cinematographers Christopher Doyle and David Chung, and with music by Danny Chung (Happy Together), this pulpy 80s classic looks and sounds as lush as ever in this lavish 2K restoration.