Temptress Moon (1996)
2h 10m
Running Time
May 9, 1996Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Leslie Cheung
Zhongliang
Gong Li
Ruyi
Kevin Lin
Duanwu
He Saifei
Xiuyi
Zhang Shi
Li Niangjiu
Zhou Yemang
Pang Zhengda
Liankun Lin
Pang An
Lei Ren
Young Yu Zhongliang
Ying Wang
Young Pang Ruyi
Ko Hsiang-Ting
Elder Qi
Lin Ge
Young Pang Duanwu
Patrick Tse Yin
Biggie
Zhou Xun
Night Club Girl (uncredited)
David Wu
Jingyun
Jie Zhou
Woman on Zephyr Lane
Zhao Jiping
Original Music Composer
Chen Kaige
Director
Chen Changmin
Costume Design
Shu Kei
Writer
Anyi Wang
Writer
Sunday Sun
Executive Producer
Hsu Feng
Producer
Tang Jun Nian
Producer
Cunlin Tong
Producer
Guan Rui Xu
Makeup Artist
Christopher Doyle
Cinematographer
Pei Xiaonan
Editor
Qiagui Huang
ProductionDesigner
William Chang
Costume Design
Monica Zhang
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 9, 1996
Original Nameι’¨ζ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 10m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
opium
blackmail
shanghai
1920s
Wiki.
Temptress Moon is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. It was jointly produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and the Taipei-based Tomson Films. The film saw Chen reuniting with Leslie Cheung and Gong Li who had previously worked with him in his breakout international hit Farewell My Concubine.
Ye Zhaoyan's novel A Flower's Shade was believed to be the basis for the film, although Ye was not credited in the film.Temptress Moon premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in competition for the Palme d'Or that eventually went to Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies. Despite its international profile, the film was banned by state authorities in Mainland China.
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