They loved across two generations and two different worlds.
Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.
Chen-Pang's Mother
The film's tagline is: "They loved across two generations and two different worlds."
The original title is "胭脂扣" (CN).
The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).
The film was directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang.
The screenplay was written by Lilian Lee Bik-Wah and Chiu Kang-Chien.
The score was composed by Michael Lai Siu-Tin.
Cinematography was handled by Bill Wong Chung-Piu.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0093258.
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Good
86 votes
胭脂扣
Released
15
广州话 / 廣州話
Hong Kong
