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Temptress Moon

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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 01/01/2000
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 06/27/2005
3/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/13/2004
3/4
Quietly affecting. Go to Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 07/20/2003
3/5
Jeanne Aufmuth Palo Alto Weekly 05/14/2003
1.5/4
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 07/30/2002
B
...a sumptuous, psychologically layered film that rewards patience Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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william d @acsdoug 09/26/2021 The acting is good all around, although director Chen uses the annoying technique of having the actors look and speak directly into the camera, often in extreme close-up. However, the acting isn't enough to earn a recommendation for this ponderous and pretentious film. See more 07/29/2012 Erratically brilliant, though I felt the ending lets it down somehow. See more 05/13/2012 A sumptuous, psychologically layered film that rewards patience. See more 06/06/2011 A sumptuous, psychologically layered film that rewards patience. See more 08/12/2010 A Chinese version of Don Juan, this is a movie worth seeing. See more 05/07/2010 It's sweet and sensual and enchanting... But the ending is really weird. See more Read all reviews
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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