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Red Rose White Rose

1994 · 110 min

A cool, elegant study of desire and propriety, watching a man's careful life quietly unravel from the inside.

Directed by
Stanley Kwan Kam-pang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joan Chen, Winston Chao Wen-hsuan, Veronica Yip Yuk-hing
Overview
Chronicles the love life of a man, Zhenbao. He has a steamy fling with the wife of a friend, the saucy and exciting Red Rose. Even though he feels happy with her, he knows he will not end up with her. To maintain his reputation, he marries an antiseptic, frigid but classy lady of a prim and proper background. Dissonance abound when he finds his bride irritating.

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Directed by
Stanley Kwan Kam-pang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joan Chen, Winston Chao Wen-hsuan, Veronica Yip Yuk-hing
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
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Languages
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