PICCADILLY

Running time: 113 mins

E.A. Dupont Starring: Anna May Wong, Jameson Thomas, King Ho-Chang. The glitter of Jazz Age clubland meets the Far East (of London) in this stunningly restored silent classic, starring Anna May Wong. 1929's Piccadilly brings a sparkling cocktail of influences to its presentation of 20s London, from West End glitter to a seedy dive bar in cosmopolitan Limehouse. Tragic heroine Shosho (Anna May Wong) beguiles her way from lowly nightclub kitchen hand to the star attraction; but will a love tryst with her boss be this deco diva's undoing? Director E.A. Dupont was a German �migr� who brought an international flair to late-1920s British cinema. Shosho's dance routines exploit the contemporary fad for eastern exoticism, but Dupont also offers a rare depiction of London�s Chinese community and tackles the then risqu� subject of interracial sex, though the censors ruled out an actual kiss between Anna May Wong and co-star Jameson Thomas.