A British silent murder mystery about a dancer from China who finds herself caught up in a crooked liaison between a nightclub owner and another dancer. Features a cameo by Charles Laughton in his feature debut. This is E.A. Dupont's original silent, sans post-release recorded dialog.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: DANGEROUS TO KNOW: THE CAREER AND LEGACY OF ANNA MAY WONG
Documentary: Neil Brand On Composing the Score to PICADILLY
Introduction: Original Introduction to 1929 Sound Version
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Additional Text: Original Press Kit
DVD-ROM Features:
Five Authors in Search of Anna May Wong
Milestone Press Kit
Distributor Notes: Valentine, the owner of the popular Piccadilly Club, finds his lead male attraction, Victor Smiles (Cyril Ritchard), has quit and that the public has judged Victor's female partner as over the hill. Now another dancer must be found and when a customer (Charles Laughton in his first feature film) complains of a dirty dish, Valentine discovers the answer to all his problems - down in the club's kitchen! Transitioning from Hollywood to Europe, Anna May Wong delivers an electric, sexually charged performance as Shosho, the Chinese scullery maid who overnight becomes the toast of London - and the object of sexual desire of all around her. The camera adores Wong, and against Alfred Junge's astonishing set design, her beauty glows in every frame. Piccadilly was the brilliant apex to director E.A. Dupont's trilogy of backstage life (Variete and Moulin Rouge), showcasing the director's signature mix of great acting, amazing imagery and astonishing camera movements. Like Louise Brooks in the 1980s and Josephine Baker in the 1990s, the beautiful, sexual Anna May Wong has taken America by storm. When Piccadilly premiered at the 2003 New York Film Festival, the audience gave a standing ovation and critics rushed to heap superlatives on the Chinese-American actress who died more than forty years ago.
Source: Image Entertainment, Inc.
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Review 1:
"[I]t exudes an atmosphere of almost illicit potency."
Source: Uncut
p.136 09/01/2004
Review 2:
"Dupont directs with great verve."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.78 10/01/2004
Review 3:
"[I]t brims with energy, atmosphere, and sometimes cheeky verve..."
Source: Premiere
p.120 06/01/2005
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