Temptress Moon
風月
“ What the heart hides, the moon reveals. ”
CINEMA1996-05-09
RegionCN / HK
Runtime130 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Chen Kaige's opulent psychological drama. Cheung portrays the damaged, manipulative gigolo Zhongliang with razor-sharp complexity opposite Gong Li.”
“Chen Kaige's opulent psychological drama. Cheung portrays the damaged, manipulative gigolo Zhongliang with razor-sharp complexity opposite Gong Li.”
Storyline
Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women ...
DIRECTOR / Director
Chen KaigeCast & Crew
KEYWORDS
shanghaichinablackmailopium1920s
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