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67% Critic Match
Temptress Moon
“What the heart hides, the moon reveals.”
6.7 / 10• 1996• 2h 10m•NR• Chinese
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing
Yu Zhongliang
Lead
Gong Li
Pang Ruyi
Kevin Lin
Pang Duanwu
He Saifei
Yu Xiuyi
Chang Shih
Li Niangjiu
Liankun Lin
Pang An
Ko Hsiang-Ting
Elder Qi
Jie Zhou
The Woman of Zephyr Lane
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chen Kaige's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Temptress Moon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
