Nomad + My Heart is That Eternal Rose

An icon of the Hong Kong New Wave and mentor to Wong Kar-wai, Patrick Tam worked with icons including Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love), Leslie Cheung (Days of Being Wild), Kenny Bee (Armour of God) and others in these two inimitable classics. In Nomad two couples, equal parts rich and working class, bond and experience the frolics of youth. The arrival of a Red Army deserter brings violence and disruption prompting incredible plot twists and inspired set-pieces.

My Heart is That Eternal Rose finds Tam in the more familiar Heroic Bloodshed genre. A young couple are torn apart by a botched Triad job that forces Rick to relocate to the Philippines and Lap to become a gangster’s moll. Six years later they meet again but their reunion only reignites the danger that drove them apart. 

Stunningly shot by David Chung (Once Upon a Time in China) and Christopher Doyle (Chungking Express) both films are newly restored and made available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration of the Nomad director’s cut, 2K restoration of My Heart is That Eternal Rose, UK premieres on Blu-ray presented on two discs
• Interview with critic Tony Rayns on Nomad (2024)
• Interview with assistant director Stanley Kwan on Nomad (2024)
• Interview with Nomad producer Dennis Yu (2024)
• A visual essay on Patrick Tam and the Hong Kong New Wave by author David Desser (2024)
• Audio commentary on My Heart is That Eternal Rose by Frank Djeng (2024)
• Interview with producer John Sham (2019)
• Two episodes of C.I.D. directed by Tam (1976, 49 mins each)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translations by Dylan Cheung
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring an archival career-spanning interview with Patrick Tam by Arnaud Lanuque and a new essay by Kambole Campbell
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Year: 1982-89
Country: Hong Kong
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: B
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EAN: 5060974682140
Release date: 24/02/25

Nomad Press & Awards:

Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Picture

"One of the finest films of the Hong Kong New Wave" - Sean Gilman, The Chinese Cinema

"Omnisciently teetering between calculated camp and art house of a unique pedigree, this is an irrepressible must-see masterpiece." - Lincoln Center

My Heart is that Eternal Rose Press & Awards:

Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Supporting Actor

"With its synth-heavy score and multi-colored nightclub sets, this gem is not only a moving portrait of doomed romance, but it also laid the groundwork for many of the territory’s most iconic films." - Mick Gaw, Screen Slate

"Beautifully shot with exemplary performances. Quite simply a movie to fall in love with." - Asian Movie Pulse