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TEMPTRESS MOON

In Competition
Directed by :
CHEN Kaige 
Country:
HONG KONG
Duration:
130.00 minutes

Synopsis

China, 1911... The Emperor has been overthrown and replaced by a Republic. The orphaned Zhongliang goes to live with his elder sister Xiuyi, who was married to the powerful and wealthy Pang family. He is treated like a servant by Xiuyi's opium-addicted husband, the family's youngest member. Frustrated, Zhongliang leaves for Peking in order to study. On the way, he is picked up by Biggie, an old-time gangster from Shanghai. The young boy grows up to be a highly successful gigolo who seduces and blackmails older and unmarried women. Meanwhile, Old Man Pang has died and his young daughter Ruyi has inherited the 'family', assisted by Duanwu, a distant cousin secretely in love with her. Upon learning this, Biggie sends Zhongliang to the Pang family in order to seduce Ruyi. An emotional maelstrom follows, culminating in a climax which takes place in the casinos and night-clubs of Shanghai where Ruyi is forced to witness and be part of Zhongliang's final and tragic act.
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The Official Selection 1996

In Competition