Top Cast
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Gong Li
Pan Yuliang
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Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Pan Zanhua
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Da Shichang
Wang Shouxin
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Shen Hai-Rong
First Wife
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Chang Chiung-tzu
Chief Courtesan
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Gao Junxia
He Qiong
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Sherman Chou Shao-Tung
Xue Wu
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Fang Chen
Xiao Lan
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Yu Lihua
Madam
Overview
A Chinese prostitute weds, studies painting, and becomes a renowned artist and professor in Paris.
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A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
The Man from Elysian Fields
Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.
Summer Palace
Hong Kong, 1960s. Zhang, a shy tailor's assistant, is riveted by his imperious client Miss Hua. Upon meeting her, she seduces him to make sure he will truly remember her when designing her garments. After this intimate first encounter, a rapport develops between the two. Entry is for the theatrically released extended version, not the segment from the Eros anthology.
The Hand
A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Blind
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
Under the Hawthorn Tree
The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
Mountains May Depart
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Not Easily Broken
Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with her ex-husband causing trouble.
Her Story
A debt collector strikes a deal with a debt-ridden woman struggling to care for her ailing father: he will take care of her bills if she agrees to date him.
Man in Love
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.