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7.4Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.
Released: 1987-12-0596 minDir: Stanley Kwan Kam-PangDrama, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery
▶ Watch trailerStream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Anita Mui Yim-Fong as Fleur
- Leslie Cheung as Chan Chen-Pang
- Alex Man Chi-Leung as Yuen
- Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Chor
- Irene Wan as Shu-Hsien
- Tam Sin-Hung as Chen-Pang's Mother
Themes
- brothel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Director
- Stanley Kwan
- Screenwriter
- Lilian Lee
- Cast member
- Patrick Tse
- Composer
- Michael Lai
- Producer
- Leonard Ho
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 605658
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-12-06
- title
- 胭脂扣
- distributed by
- Netflix
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