Infernal affairs II

Author

Weiqiang Liu

Call Number

• BLU-RAY FOREIGN (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

In Cantonese, with English subtitles.

Performers

Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Carina Lau, Francis Ng, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Hu Jun, Chapman To, Roy Cheung, Liu Kai-Chi.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2022]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (119 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"The Hong Kong crime drama was jolted to new life with the release of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, a bracing, explosively stylish critical and commercial triumph that introduced a dazzling level of narrative and thematic complexity to the genre with its gripping saga of two rival moles--played by superstars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah--who navigate slippery moral choices as they move between the intersecting territories of Hong Kong's police force and its criminal underworld. Set during the uncertainty of the city-state's handover from Britain to China and steeped in Buddhist philosophy, these ingeniously crafted tales of self-deception and betrayal mirror Hong Kong's own fractured identity and the psychic schisms of life in a postcolonial purgatory."--Container.

"The first of two sequels to follow in the wake of the massively successful Infernal Affairs softens the original's furious pulp punch in favor of something more sweeping, elegiac, and overtly political. Flashing back in time, Infernal Affairs II traces the tangled parallel histories that bind the trilogy's two pairs of adversaries: the young, dueling moles, and the ascendant crime boss and police inspector whose respective rises reveal a shocking hidden connection. Unfolding against the political and psychological upheaval of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China, this elegant, character-driven crime drama powerfully connects its themes of split loyalties to the city-state's own postcolonial identity crisis."--Amazon.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.

Disc originally released as part of the three-disc Criterion Collection set The Infernal Affairs Trilogy.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; audio commentary featuring co-directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung ; new interview with Lau and Mak ; archival interviews with Lau, Mak, Chong, and actors Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Kelly Chen Wai-lam, Edison Chen Koon-hei, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, and Chapman To Man-chak ; making-of programs ; behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, and outtakes ; trailers ; new English subtitle translation.