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The Sword of Many Lovers

1993 · 106 min

A lush, melodramatic wuxia romance where swordplay and love triangles collide with a tragic, operatic sweep.

Overview
A fantasy film based on Louis Cha's novel "The Other Tales of the Flying Fox". Leon Lai plays the swordsman Wu Fei who is hunting down Master Fung who is responsible for killing his uncle Ping and their friend Chung. During his travel he gets caught between the two women Yuen (Sharla Cheung) and Ling (Michelle Reis) one whom he has fallen for an another who wants him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
action, fantasy
Directed by
Poon Man-Kit
Written by
Lee Ying-Git
Starring
Leon Lai Ming, Sharla Cheung Man, Michele Reis, Elvis Tsui Kam-kong, Kingdom Yuen King-tan, William Ho
Music
William Wu Wai-lap
Runtime
106 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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