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A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

1995 · 99 min

A wildly imaginative, funny and ultimately poignant fantasy adventure that blends slapstick with grand romance and existential longing.

Tagline: 10,000-year promise, lifetime of regret.
Overview: This sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga "Journey to the West". Stranded five centuries in the past, Joker Monkey King must battle a variety of monsters, seductive women and super-powered villains to save the dying Pak Jing-Jing.

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
fate
identity
redemption
survival
Places: fantasy world
wilderness
road trip
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	2
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, adventure, fantasy, comedy, romance, drama
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Written by: Shu-Chen Tang, Jeffrey Lau
Starring: Stephen Chow, Richard Ng Man-tat, Athena Chu Yan, Ada Choi Siu-fan, Yammie Lam Kit-ying, Karen Mok Man-wai, Law Kar-ying, Jeffrey Lau
Music: Lowell Lo Koon-ting, Zhao Jiping
Cinematography: Qiuyuan Tian, Xiaoguang Li
Runtime: 99 min
Country: Hong Kong, China
Languages: Cantonese

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