Yu Pui Tsuen II

A dreamlike, cautionary erotic fable that drifts between sensual indulgence and quiet moral reckoning, more somber than titillating.

Directed by

Ho Fan

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Starring

邓耀辉, Cheng Yuen-man, Chou Ying-Ti

Overview

Before Michael Mak’s Sex And Zen became a cult favourite in the ’90s, there was Ho Fan’s Yu Pui Tsuen (The Carnal Prayer Mat, 1987). But without sex bomb Amy Yip, coarse humour or lesbian love affairs, Yu Pui Tsuen had to rely on the nudity and sex from his cast of relative unknowns to save the day. When a young man dreams that he drowns after a night of carnal passion, he asks a buddhist monk to translate the experience for him. The monk replies that the dream is a warning not to indulge the pleasures of the flesh to excess, but the man ignores his advice, marrying a virgin and making love to her constantly. However, after several torrid affairs, the man begins to realise the sagacity of the monk's warning.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, romantic and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, morality, faith, love

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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