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Green Snake

1993 · 99 min

A lush, feverish dream of desire and restraint, gorgeous and strange, drifting between sensuality and spiritual torment.

Tagline
Demons have never looked this good!
Overview
Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • faith
  • obsession
  • sexuality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour4
Realism2
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, fantasy, romance
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Written by
Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Tsui Hark
Starring
Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, Joey Wong, Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo, Wu Hsing-guo, Ma Jingwu, Lau Shun, Tien Feng, Lun Ga-Chun
Music
James Wong Jim, Mark Lui
Cinematography
Ko Chiu-Lam
Runtime
99 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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