The Bewitching Braid (1996)
July 15, 1996Release Date
The Bewitching Braid (1996)
July 15, 1996Release Date
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Release DateJuly 15, 1996
Original Name大辮子的誘惑
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
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The Bewitching Braid (Chinese: 大辮子的誘惑, Portuguese: A Trança Feiticeira) is a 1996 film directed by Cai Yuanyuan (蔡元元) and produced by Cai An'an (蔡安安 aka "Choi Unun"). It was the first film produced in Macau.The Cai brothers hoped to make a film that showcased the territory. The production company was jointly owned by the two brothers.The budgeting of the film, shot in 1995, was for 8,000,000 Macau patacas, with 2,000,000 patacas of that used for distribution purposes. It is an adaptation of a novel written by Henrique de Senna Fernandes, written originally in Portuguese as A Trança Feiticeira; the English translation of this novel was published under the same English name, The Bewitching Braid, by Hong Kong University Press.Most of the filming locations were in Portuguese Macau and Zhuhai.The film is about a relationship between a Portuguese man and a Chinese woman. The story is set in the 1930s.