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Temptress Moon

Temptress Moon

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 9, 1996

Runtime

2h 10m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

68%

Original Title

風月

Production Companies

Shanghai Film Studios, Tomsen Films

Director

Chen Kaige

Description

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.