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Temptress Moon

Play trailer Poster for Temptress Moon R,  1996,  2h 7m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Zhengda (Zhou Yemang) is the eldest brother of the powerful Pang family. He is married to Xiuyi (Saifei He), smokes opium on a daily basis and orders Xiuyi's young brother, Zhongliang (Leslie Cheung), to live with them as a house servant. After Zhongliang disappears, Zhengda's health declines, and his younger sister, Ruyi (Gong Li), assumes control of the family. Zhongliang, who is now a Shanghai gigolo affiliated with criminals, is forced to reconnect with Ruyi under mysterious circumstances.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
This one is ravishing to look at, but it is impossible to care deeply about, because Kaige's characters, once we have them straight, are not sympathetic or even very interesting. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 27, 2005
3/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jan 13, 2004
3/4
Quietly affecting. Go to Full Review
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Jul 20, 2003
3/5
Jeanne Aufmuth Palo Alto Weekly May 14, 2003
1.5/4
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jul 30, 2002
B
...a sumptuous, psychologically layered film that rewards patience Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Chen Kaige

Director

Leslie Cheung

Yu Zhongliang

Gong Li

Pang Ruyi

Kevin Lin

Pang Duanwu

Saifei He

Yu Xiuyi

Chang Shih

Li Niangjiu

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Movie Info

Synopsis Zhengda (Zhou Yemang) is the eldest brother of the powerful Pang family. He is married to Xiuyi (Saifei He), smokes opium on a daily basis and orders Xiuyi's young brother, Zhongliang (Leslie Cheung), to live with them as a house servant. After Zhongliang disappears, Zhengda's health declines, and his younger sister, Ruyi (Gong Li), assumes control of the family. Zhongliang, who is now a Shanghai gigolo affiliated with criminals, is forced to reconnect with Ruyi under mysterious circumstances.
Director
Chen Kaige
Producer
Cunlin Tong, Feng Hsu
Screenwriter
Chen Kaige
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 1996, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
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