Movie

Lover of the Last Empress

1995 · 100 min

A slow, opulent descent into palace intrigue, watching innocence harden into cruelty with a cold, tragic grandeur.

Overview: The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, betrayal, ambition
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
betrayal
ambition
identity
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong