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Women

1985 · 90 min

A quiet, character-driven drama that observes women's private longings beneath polished social surfaces.

Overview
Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her sisters put on, beneath it all, each of them secretly yearns for a man in her life.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • identity
    • loneliness
    • friendship
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Stanley Kwan Kam-pang
    Written by
    Chiu Kang-Chien, Lai Kit
    Starring
    Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Cora Miao, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Yam Choi-Bo, Maggie Lee, Lee Mak
    Music
    Law Wing-Fai
    Cinematography
    Bill Wong Chung-Piu
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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