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Destroy the Corpses!

1939

A sombre, old-fashioned melodrama of doomed love and grim deeds, unfolding slowly with a heavy, uneasy mood.

Overview
A marriage for sale leads to the murder and attempted destruction of the body of a great young man for the sake of his lover.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • death
  • crime
  • guilt
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Lo Chi-Hung, Xiaodan Tang
Starring
Lam Mui-Mui, Tsi Lo-Lan, Yee Chau-Sui, Wai See, Wong Sau-nin, Fung Ying-Seung, Tsui Hang-Lam, Chan King-Lin
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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