Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen. A fairly good transfer of a visually drool-worthy film. Colors are vivid, with the pallette leaning towards warmer colors. Black level is deep, though the contrast does suffer in a few predominantly dark scenes. Sharpness levels are quite good, though it should be noted there is some softer focus photography. Technically there are two minor problems- The print does have some occasional white flecks on the print. There are some minor compression artefacts present too, though they are only noticeable in a few scenes and kept within the background details.

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Cantonese or Mandarin languages, with optional Chinese ( traditional & simplified) or English subtitles. Well, the film doesn’t really have any grand fx dynamics. It is essentially a dialogue (including a very frequent voice over) and music driven film. The score often used as the dominate piece of audio, rather than background noise, so it really fills up the speakers. Dialogue is always clear, though the voice over bits had that post-production aura. The subs had a few flubs, but were otherwise okay.

Extras: Nothing really,... Cast and Crew and Synopsis info (in Chinese). Also available in a two-disc set with extras.

Conclusion: A basic but affordable way to get your hands on a essentially flawed but undoubtably beautiful film.