Temptress Moon (1996) — drama, romance film. Directed by Chen Kaige. Starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, He Saifei.
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A cyclical tragedy of abuse, seduction, and irreversible fate set against the backdrop of early 20th century China.
Drama, Romance · 6.7/10 · 130 min · 1996
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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