Temptress Moon
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Temptress Moon is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. It was jointly produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and the Taipei-based Tomson Films. The film saw Chen reuniting with Leslie Cheung and Gong Li who had previously worked with him in his breakout international hit Farewell My Concubine.
Temptress Moon | |
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Traditional Chinese | 風月 |
Simplified Chinese | 风月 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Fēng yuè |
Directed by | Chen Kaige |
Written by | |
Screenplay by | Shu Kei |
Produced by | Hsu Feng Sunday Sun Tong Cunlin |
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Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
Edited by | Pei Xiaonan |
Music by | Zhao Jiping |
Distributed by | Tomson (Hong Kong) Films Co., Ltd. (China) Miramax Films (US) |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Language | Mandarin |
Ye Zhaoyan's novel A Flower's Shade was believed to be the basis for the film,[1] although Ye was not credited in the film.[2]
Temptress Moon premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in competition for the Palme d'Or that eventually went to Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies. Despite its international profile, the film was banned by state authorities in Mainland China.[3]