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The Amorous Lotus Pan

1964 · 74 min

A slow, sorrowful period melodrama where forbidden longing and duty press quietly against each other, softened by music and old-world restraint.

Overview
A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • gender
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music, history, drama
Directed by
Chow Sze-Luk
Written by
Chang Cheh
Starring
Diana Chang Chung-Wen, Paul Chang Chung, Wong Gam, Pak Wan, Hung Mei, Li Kun, Ching Miao, Leung Yui
Music
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren, Wang Fu-Ling
Runtime
74 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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