Temptress Moon . Tucson Weekly . 11-24-97

Temptress Moon

DIRECTED BY: Kaige Chen

REVIEWED: 11-24-97

The cinematography and sets are beautiful, and the portrayal of the changing social rules of China in the 1920s fascinating in this period film about a handsome seducer who victimizes the rich women of Shanghai. Leslie Cheung plays Zhongliang, an intense gangster with a flair for melting the ladies' hearts. He visits the traditional estate of the Pang clan, hoping to squeeze the beautiful opium smoker Ruyi (Gong Li) for her fortune. The plan, of course, goes horribly awry, and everybody ends up falling in love with the wrong person. The plot tends to get melodramatic; best to just relax and look at the pretty pictures assembled by Chinese director Kaige Chen.

--Richter

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