Rouge

"They loved across two generations and two different worlds."

1987 1h 36m CN

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 96

DramaFantasyRomanceMystery

Synopsis

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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.

“They loved across two generations and two different worlds.”

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Cast

Anita Mui Yim-Fong
Fleur
Leslie Cheung
Chan Chen-Pang
Alex Man Chi-Leung
Yuen
Emily Chu Bo-Yee
Chor
Irene Wan
Shu-Hsien
Tam Sin-Hung
Chen-Pang's Mother
Chu Shui-Tong
Chen-Pang's Father
Wong Yu
Ho Hsi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Writers: Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Chiu Kang-Chien
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang, shot by Bill Wong Chung-Piu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Lai Siu-Tin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

CAST

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Anita Mui Yim-Fong and Leslie Cheung and Alex Man Chi-Leung carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "They loved across two generations and two different worlds.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093258 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang directs. Bill Wong Chung-Piu behind the camera. Michael Lai Siu-Tin scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang, shot by Bill Wong Chung-Piu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Michael Lai Siu-Tin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Anita Mui Yim-Fong and Leslie Cheung and Alex Man Chi-Leung carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They loved across two generations and two different worlds.".
7IMDB entry: tt0093258 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.