Caifei He, Chang Shih, Kevin Lin

The teeming underworld of 1920s Shanghai collides with old-world nobility in Chen Kaige's harrowing film. Ruyi, the youngest daughter of the noble family, is employed as a servant to her opium-addicte...( read more  read more... )d father and brother. Meanwhile, Ruyi's brother-in-law, Zhongliang, enjoys a thriving (illegal) career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home, the two fall in love, and trouble isn't far off.

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R, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Chen Kaige, Kaige Chen

Release Date: December 31, 1996

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DVD Release Date: July 2, 2002

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  • April 21, 2006
    Very very good!
  • June 18, 2009
    Out of all the movies I have seen from the Far East this was one of the hardest to keep up with, took about 50 minutes to get straight who was who and who was doing what.
    Movie is set back in 1911 time frame, and when the master dies his son is in no condition to rule the family...( read more) (A bad day with Opium ruin his mental facilities.) So wit no choice but to allow Ruyi (Li Gong)the daughter to rule the family, her first action is to throw the whores and concubines out of the house, this really pisses off the elders. As time goes on she falls in love with her brother in law who is a sleaze bucket from Shanghi. In the eng Ruyi falls victim to the same fate as her brother. Not as good as other Asian films I have seen but worth 3 1/2 stars.
  • August 6, 2008
    great movie beautiful to look at
  • December 9, 2007
    Banned in its home country -- this is an engrossing, dark film about love & lust, desire & betrayal. Immaculate cinematography & acting.
  • July 22, 2007
    Pretty good movie. I loved Li Gong as always
  • February 23, 2007
    "When an immortal descends to earth, how can he return to the sky?" A love story about pain & revenge. LCheung is too sexy, GLi is beautiful as always. Just wonderful.
  • September 28, 2006
    This looks really crap.

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