Benny Chan’s acclaimed action/thriller A Moment of Romance starring Andy Lau is getting a 4K remastered Blu-ray release in the UK by Radiance Films.
Made in 1990 the film is about Small-time hood Wah Dee (Lau) is enlisted by Triad boss Trumpet as a getaway driver for a daring heist that goes wrong. Thinking fast Dee takes Jo Jo (Wu Chien-Lien) hostage to save his skin, but the bosses order her to be killed. They escape and begin a forbidden relationship while being chased by both sides of the law.
Produced by Johnnie To (Exiled) and Ringo Lam (City on Fire) the film is sensationally directed by Benny Chan in his feature debut. With a breakneck pace and shocking violence the film features stunning performances from Lau, and Wu in her debut work. A Moment of Romance is a classic of Hong Kong cinema that has been much imitated but rarely bettered.
- 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Archival audio interview with Benny Chan who discusses his start in the industry, A Moment of Romance, and his collaborators on the film (2016, 21 mins)
- In Love and Danger: HK Cinema Through A Moment of Romance – A new visual essay by critic and Asian cinema expert David Desser on the genre tropes in A Moment of Romance and their use in Hong Kong cinema (2023, 26 mins)
- Audio commentary by Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng
- Newly translated English subtitles by Dylan Cheung
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on the iconic cast and crew by critic Sean Gilman; and a profile of Benny Chan by Tony Williams, co-editor of Hong Kong Neo Noir
- Limited edition of 3000 copies.
