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Wu Yen

2001 · 123 min

A giddy, silly romantic farce full of shape-shifting slapstick and rapid-fire banter that keeps you grinning more than thinking.

Overview
Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi stumbles across local chief Wu Yen, his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between man and woman to clumsily woo each, setting the scene for a constantly shifting triangle with the emperor torn between both the fox fairy and Wu Yen and the fox fairy after whichever one will agree to marry her first.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • fate
  • gender
  • obsession
Places
  • fantasy world
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy
Directed by
Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
Written by
Yau Nai-hoi, Wai Ka-fai, Ben Wong
Starring
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Anita Mui Yim-fong, Cecilia Cheung, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Lam Suet, Lung Tin-Sang, Hung Wai-Leung, Cheng Ka-sang
Music
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Cinematography
Cheng Siu-Keung
Runtime
123 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Javanese

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