Infernal affairs III

Author

Weiqiang Liu

Call Number

• BLU-RAY FOREIGN (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

In Cantonese, with English subtitles.

Performers

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, Chen Daoming, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Chapman To, Ng Ting Yip, Wan Chi Keung, Huang Zhi Zhong, Sammi Cheng, Carina Lau, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Lam Ka Tung.

Publication Information

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

Physical Description

1 videodisc (118 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.

"Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah return for the cathartic conclusion of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, which layers on even more deep-cover intrigue while steering the series into increasingly complex psychological territory. Dancing back and forth in time to before and after the events of the original film, Infernal Affairs III follows triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming as he goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection, matches wits with a devious rival in the force, and finds himself haunted by the fate of his former undercover nemesis. A swirl of flashbacks, memories, and hallucinations culminates in a dreamlike merging of identities that drives home the trilogy's vision of a world in which traditional distinctions between good and evil have all but collapsed."--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 ; 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.