Countess, does her smile fascinate you?

The Countess describes the subtle emotional journey that Jackson, a blind American diplomat, meets Sophia, a widowed Russian aristocratic countess living in Shanghai, in order to open the most romantic and perfect bar in old Shanghai. Wonderful characterization, exquisite picture tone, exquisite music melody, unexpected and reasonable plot development, in the light and shadow of Shanghai in the 1930s, human nature, love and hate, turmoil overlap, conveying the human feelings and warmth of Chinese and Western blending.

Cold night, snow; The cold wind is short and whistling, and the piano music like pearls and jade falls off the plate, together with the quiet candlelight, guarding the dancing couples in the hall. The clouds are light and the wind is light, but they are dreamlike, as if they can't believe this is a fairy tale ... As soon as the camera turns, they come to the old Shanghai of 1936, running and playing in the alleys, Qingshi Road and narrow corridors. In a small cabinet room, Russian woman Sophia (natasha richardson) is dressing up, and there is obvious dust in the thick powder, but it still can't cover up the faint nobility and smile between her gestures. But it is tragic and noble, as if telling a sad story that no one knows: in the so-called "old Russia", Sophia was a veritable golden branch and jade leaf, and her family and in-laws were prominent families favored by the czar. Up to now, she still retains the title of "Countess Sofia Belinskaya" that has not been taken away. The revolutionary wave is surging, and there is no place for her, her family and friends in the "new world". Sophia not only became a widow, but also was forced to leave her hometown with her husband's family to find a place to live. At that time, old Shanghai, which was truly worthy of its status as an international metropolis, became a blessed place for these "old and young men" in old Russia. Not only they, but also the Jews who escaped the European disaster, as well as all kinds of western adventurers with gold-seeking dreams, all fell into the embrace of "Paris of the East", which was the proudest, most elegant and legendary era in Shanghai and a charming city like a lady. But not everyone can find a satisfactory home in this "miracle paradise", especially those from the "old world" who have lost everything, such as Sophia's in-laws. In desperation, Countess Sophia "doesn't love sex, but seems to be mistaken by it". She works as a dancer to support her family, which is naturally a hard job for women, especially because she has to endure the contempt of her family.