Yim Ji Kau (1987)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 96 minuten
Alternative titles: Rouge / 胭脂扣
Country:
Hong-Kong
Directed by: Stanley Kwan
Stars: Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui
IMDb score:
7,3 (4.129)
Releasedate: 5 December 1987
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Yim Ji Kau plot
"They loved across two generations and two different worlds."
Fleur is a prostitute who falls in love with Chan, the son of a wealthy family. Their marriage is banned and so they decide to commit suicide and later meet again as ghosts...
Actors and actresses
Fleur
Chan Chen-Pang
Yuen
Ah Chor
Shu-Hsien
Chen-Pang's Mother
Chen-Pang's Father
Ho Hsi
Movie Director
Actress Portraying Ghost
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87679 messages
- 13026 votes
Early Kwan.
Fairly thick romantic film with well-known people in the front row. Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung were among the biggest stars of their time, so Kwan didn't go wrong so early in his career. The film itself is fairly mediocre, but apparently a classic status helps to hand out stars.
Anyone who has seen a somewhat older HK romance knows what to expect. A bit of cheesy pop, some more classic Chinese music and bold, bold emotions. It is romance of the grand gestures, but cast in a somewhat more fantastic story.
Visually it is quite okay, but at the same time not very uplifting. Looking at Kwan's later work and knowing that Kar-Wai was ready to conquer HK (and the rest of the world) it's watchable, but not much more than that.
Not annoying for once, it doesn't take too long, it runs smoothly and is quite nice, but why this should be such a classic is not exactly clear to me after watching the film. Not even after reading all the comments here.
3.0*
Translated from Dutch · View original
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Drama about a doomed love affair between a prostitute and a young man of wealth. Apart from the supernatural twist, a more or less standard story with a star role from Anita Mui, who splashes off the screen.
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