 | | Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (a.k.a. Actress) is a much acclaimed drama that has suffered a cruel fate on home video. It played for cinema audiences at a length of 141 minutes but home video versions, including [the] Deltamac release, runs 121 minutes. Presumably, a decision was made at Media Asia to fit the movie onto 2 laserdiscs, back when it was released on that format, and the original running time was therefore compromised. Subsequently, a Mandarin dubbed VHS or VCD of the director's cut was made available but is now a great rarity. Maybe now that Fortune Star are striking High Definition Masters for some of their catalogue, they will also go back to Center Stage and assemble the cut Stanley Kwan presented to the viewing public in 1992. |
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