Cinema Cellar

Life Is Cheap But Toilet Paper Is Expensive Bluray

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Collection: CAV
Format: Blu-ray
Year: 1989
Director: Wayne Wang
Genre: Drama
Cast: Spencer Nakasako, Cora Miao, Victor Wong, Wei Lo, Allen Fong, Cinda Hui
Runtime: 85
Language: English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Release Date: 2024-01-30
Description

Exploding a seemingly simple premise – a nameless “cowboy” courier (Spencer Nakasako) arrives in pre-Handover Hong Kong to deliver a mysterious briefcase to a mercurial Mob boss whilst becoming entangled with his femme fatale mistress (Cora Miao) – independent filmmaking legend Wayne Wang’s LIFE IS CHEAP… BUT TOILET PAPER IS EXPENSIVE barrels through inspired genre deconstruction, guerrilla docu-fiction and fierce political jeremiad, all with a keen sense of humor and deeply rich visual palette.