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Temptress Moon (1996)

Temptress Moon (1996)

Drama Romance

What the heart hides, the moon reveals.

Release Date: 1996, May 9
Directors: Chen Kaige
Countries: China, Hong Kong
Production: Shanghai Film Studios, Tomsen Films
Cast: He Saifei, Patrick Tse Yin, Gong Li, Chang Shih, Leslie Cheung, Zhou Xun, David Wu, Zhou Yemang, Ying Wang, Liankun Lin, Ko Hsiang-Ting, Kevin Lin

Overview:

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 in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

Keywords:

blackmail 1920s opium shanghai, china