Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Matrimony on DVD and Blu-Ray July 26th: An Undead Romance

Palisades Tartan Asia Extreme will deliver the Chinese shot The Matrimony to North American shores July 26th. This is a film shot in Mandarin, with English subtitles and really, The Matrimony is a ghost love story. The Matrimony stars Leon Lai, as Junchu; this is a man who has lost his love interest to a tragic accident. All is well when Manli (Bingbing Fan) returns to him, from the grave!

Palisades Tartan is known for bringing some of the best Asian titles to western horror fans and those interested in The Matrimony can have a look at the release details below.

The synopsis for The Matrimony is here:

"Set in a beautifully recreated 1930’s Shanghai, Junchu (Leon Lai) has fallen into a profound state of depression after witnessing his girlfriend’s tragic death on the day he was set to propose. Unable to forget Manli, and living in a tortured state of denial and guilt, Junchun’s domineering mother decides to marry him off to Sansan (Rene Liu), a beautiful young woman who she believes will lift her son’s spirits.

The marriage starts off loveless and unconsummated, but Sansan is determined to win his love. One day the ghost of Manli, still pining for her former lover appears to Sansan. The two quickly strike a deal; Manli will help the new bride, but only if she can temporarily enter Sansan’s body so that she can reconnect physically with her former lover one last time. The plan goes too well and as Junchu begins to fall in love with Sansan, Manli turns from friendly and helpful to jealous and vengeful" (Tartan).

Release Date: July 26th (DVD, Blu-Ray).

Director: Teng Hua-Tao.

Writers: Qianling Yang, and Jialu Zhang.

Cast: Leon Lai Ming, Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Rene Liu and Andy Lau.

*running time of 87 Minutes.

**bonus features: Cast & Crew Interviews, Behind the Scenes Footage, and Teaser trailers.

A trailer for The Matrimony can be seen at Palisade Tartan, found here:

The Matrimony Trailer at Palisade Tartan

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