Abel Ferrara's 1987 film China Girl reimagines Shakespeare's classic love story in the gritty setting of 1980s New York City. Amidst a backdrop of gang warfare, Tony and Ty, from opposing Italian and Chinese gangs respectively, find themselves falling in love.
While Shakespeare and Abel Ferrara may seem an unlikely match, it is exactly their apparent incongruence that makes 1987's China Girl such a strange yet delightful cinematic experiment. The film reimagines Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with the backdrop of a gang war , with the two leads coming from either side of said war. Although the source material has been adapted many times over, Ferrara and screenwriter Nicholas St.
John bring their signature blend of hyper-violence and street-smart characters to what is perhaps the most classic love story of all time. What Is 'China Girl' About? China Girl tells the story of Tony (Richard Panebianco) and Ty (Sari Chang), two young kids in Manhattan that embark on a burgeoning romance after meeting at a dance club one night. Tony comes from Little Italy, where his older brother and friends are embroiled in various gang-related activities, as is Ty, who lives in Chinatown and whose older brother is a member of a Chinese gang. From the very beginning of the film, it's established that the Italians and Chinese don't get along and are at war over certain parts of the city. Early on in the film, what looks to be an old Italian eatery is torn down and replaced with a hip Chinese restaurant, which becomes an important part of the film later on, both symbolically and in regard to the plot. Following their initial meeting, the Italian and Chinese gangs go at it in a brutal yet beautifully choreographed and directed fight scene. China Girl's tone is often somewhat conflicted, as mentioned before, pulled between the melodrama of Tony and Ty's story, which is presented with a healthy dose of cheeky 80s camp. While the two leads are completely adequate in their roles, it's clear that Ferrara and company are much less interested in the developing romance and more so in the ongoing conflict between the gangs and the division that the said conflict represent
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