Movie

The Lady Improper

2019 · 107 min

A quiet, sensual character study that feels like a slow thaw, mixing food, grief, and self-discovery with tender honesty.

Overview: A woman with a seemingly ideal life, Siu Man is abandoned by her husband partly due to her fear of intimacy. After several life crises, she decides to reboot her life by taking over her father’s restaurant. Siu Man eventually finds herself attracted to her new chef, a free spirit who treats cooking as serious philosophy. Tired of the shackles she placed on herself, Siu Man embarks on a journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, sexuality, grief, healing
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: The Lady Improper

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like The Lady Improper, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
grief
healing
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong