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Pearl

1940

A slow, earnest old-world melodrama whose gentle pace and stagey warmth ask for patient, attentive viewing.

Directed by
Hou Yao, Wan Hoi-Ling
Starring
Habsah
Overview
After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers and made a handful of films, including Mutiara, before being murdered in 1942.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, family, class, fate
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Hou Yao, Wan Hoi-Ling
Starring
Habsah
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
Hou Yao, Wan Hoi-Ling
Starring
Habsah
Country
Singapore
Languages
Malay

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