Miss Hua (played by Gong Li) is a protagonist in Eros.
Miss Hua is a high-end call girl in the 1960s who receives Xiao Zhang, a shy dressmaker's assistant, to take her measurements. After noticing his arousal, she sexually instructs and stimulates him, becoming the lasting object of his love and longing as he continues designing clothes for her through the years. Xiao Zhang (played by Chang Chen) is a protagonist in Eros.
Xiao Zhang is a shy dressmaker's assistant who visits Miss Hua to take her measurements. His encounter with her awakens a powerful attachment, and he falls in love despite their class difference. Over the years, he continues creating dresses for Hua and silently yearns for her as her social standing declines. Master Jin (played by Tien Feng) appears in Eros.
Master Jin is the tailor who sends his young apprentice, Xiao Zhang, to Miss Hua for a fitting. Miss Hua tells Xiao Zhang that Master Jin believes he has talent and suggests that he might one day become her personal tailor. The summary gives no further details about Master Jin's role. Hua's Lover, Zhao (played by Chow Kin-Kwan) appears in Eros.
Zhao is Miss Hua's lover. She maintains a relationship with him while disguising him as a relative when necessary, and Ying helps conceal their meetings and pass messages between them. The summary offers no further details about Zhao's actions or his relationship with Xiao Zhang.
Eros (2004) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Miss Hua
(played by Gong Li) — protagonist
Miss Hua is a high-end call girl in the 1960s who receives Xiao Zhang, a shy dressmaker's assistant, to take her measurements. After noticing his arousal, she sexually instructs and stimulates him, be...
Xiao Zhang
(played by Chang Chen) — protagonist
Xiao Zhang is a shy dressmaker's assistant who visits Miss Hua to take her measurements. His encounter with her awakens a powerful attachment, and he falls in love despite their class difference. Over...
Master Jin
(played by Tien Feng) — supporting
Master Jin is the tailor who sends his young apprentice, Xiao Zhang, to Miss Hua for a fitting. Miss Hua tells Xiao Zhang that Master Jin believes he has talent and suggests that he might one day beco...
Hua's Lover, Zhao
(played by Chow Kin-Kwan) — minor
Zhao is Miss Hua's lover. She maintains a relationship with him while disguising him as a relative when necessary, and Ying helps conceal their meetings and pass messages between them. The summary off...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Master Jin → Xiao Zhang
(Professional Master And Apprentice)
Master Jin sends Xiao Zhang, described as a young apprentice, to take Miss Hua's measurements. Miss Hua says Master Jin believes Xiao Zhang has talent...
Miss Hua → Hua's Lover, Zhao
(Romantic Lovers)
The plot states that Miss Hua maintains a relationship with Zhao and sometimes disguises him as a relative.
Miss Hua → Xiao Zhang
(Romantic Unrequited Love)
Xiao Zhang becomes devoted to Miss Hua after their first fitting and continues making clothes for her over the years. In their final meeting, she urge...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Hua's Lover, Zhao → Miss Hua
(lover)
Story Analysis
A devoted tailor's assistant remains emotionally bound to a woman whose changing fortunes lead to a tender, regretful parting.
Plot Progression
The First Fitting
Clothes and Concealed Affairs
Illness and Separation
A Return in Decline
The Last Farewell
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Wong Kar-Wai, Steven Soderbergh
Eros (2004) · 5.7/10 · drama, romance
Content sources
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(Q1742092), public domain (CC0).
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