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Rouge

1987 · 96 min

A haunting, elegant romance that drifts between eras, steeped in longing and regret, leaving a lingering sadness.

Tagline: They loved across two generations and two different worlds.
Overview: Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
death
memory
class
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, fantasy, romance, mystery
Directed by: Stanley Kwan Kam-pang
Written by: Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Chiu Kang-Chien
Starring: Anita Mui Yim-fong, Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Alex Man Chi-leung, Emily Chu Bo-yee, Irene Wan, Tam Sin-Hung, Chu Shui-Tong, Wong Yu
Music: Michael Lai Siu-Tin
Cinematography: Bill Wong Chung-Piu
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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