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{{Infobox Chinese Film
| name = Shanghai Story
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Peng Xiaolian]]
| producer =
| writer = Peng Xiaolian<br />[[Lin Liangzhong]]
| starring = [[Joey Wang]]<br />[[Josephine Koo]]<br />[[Feng Yuanzheng]]<br />[[Zheng Zhenyao]]
| music =
| cinematography = Lin Liangzhong
| editing = Peng Xiaolian
| distributor =
| released = ”'[[Shanghai International Film Festival|Shanghai]]”’:<br />June 11, 2004
| runtime = 100 min.
| language = [[Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin]]
| budget =
| amg_id =
| imdb_id = 0422738
| jianti = 美丽上海
| fanti = 美麗上海
| pinyin = Měilì Shànghǎi

}}
””’Shanghai Story””’ ({{zh-cl|c=美丽上海|l=Beautiful Shanghai}}) is a 2004 Chinese film directed by female film director [[Peng Xiaolian]]. A family drama, the film was the surprise winner of the 19th [[Golden Rooster Awards]] in China, where it won best picture over the heavily favored ”[[House of Flying Daggers]]”.<ref name=Variety>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117911133.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1 |title=’Shanghai Story’ Rules the Rooster| publisher=”[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]” | author= Jones, Arthur| date= 2004-09-24|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> The film’s win was also surprising given the story, which included references to the [[Cultural Revolution]], still a sore subject for Chinese censors.<ref name=Variety/> Even more surprisingly, the film was little-touched by censors. While the film’s studio in [[Shanghai Film Studio|Shanghai]], requested changes to the ending, Peng asked for the decision to come from the [[State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television]] in Beijing, who chose to leave the film be.<ref name=Variety/>

== Plot ==
The film follows the rise and fall of a family in Shanghai. Once wealthy and capitalist, the family unraveled during the [[Cultural Revolution]] in the 1960s and 1970s. Their home, once a French concession mansion, was converted into a multi-family dwelling. Years later, the matriarch of the family announces that she is dying. When her four grown children return, it becomes the first time the family has been under one roof in decades.

== Reception ==
”Shanghai Story” had an unusual reception in China. Nominated for several categories at the [[Golden Rooster Awards]], the film was not expected to win, particularly given the competition in Zhang Yimou’s big-budget wuxia picture, ”[[House of Flying Daggers]]”.<ref name=Variety/> To director Peng Xiaolan’s surprise, the film won nearly all major categories including the best picture, director, actress and supporting actor prizes.<ref name=Variety/> Even after these wins, however, the film was not picked up for domestic distribution in China.<ref name=Variety/>

The film, however, was screened at several international film festivals, giving the film exposure to audiences abroad.

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{imdb title|id=0422738|title=Shanghai Story}}
*[http://www.dianying.com/en/title/mls2004 ”Shanghai Story”] at the Chinese Movie Database

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[[Category:Chinese films]]
[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Mandarin-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Shanghai]]
[[Category:Golden Rooster Best Film recipients]]

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