Rouge

Yin ji kau
dir. Stanley Kwan
Hongkong 1987, 97’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Theatrical Screenings
Th 14 Nov, 18:30
Muranów
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Su 17 Nov, 17:30
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13 Nov, 10:00 – 1 Dec
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Credits
Hongkong 1987
Duration: 97’
director: Stanley Kwan
screenplay: Kang-Chien Chiu, Pik-Wah Lee
cinematography: Bill Wong
editing: Peter Cheung
music: Siu-Tin Lai
cast: Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Alex Man, Emily Chu, Irene Wan
producer: Jackie Chan, Leonard Ho
production: Golden Harvest Company
language: Cantonese
colouration: colour
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Film description

The spirit of the beautiful Fleur appears in contemporary Hong Kong to find Chen-pang, her beloved from five decades before. She was once a courtesan in a popular teahouse, he – her client, and a member of a privileged, affluent family. Their happiness together was threatened by social conventions, so the lovers decided to commit suicide together, overdosing on opium to spend eternity by each other's side. But Chen-pang disappeared without a trace. Can Fleur find him in a space that has changed so much within half a century?

This allegorical story about a love that transcends time, with the ever-changing Hong Kong as its third protagonist, is Kwan's greatest artistic success. The director used an original approach to generic conventions, enhancing the power of the story with the masterful set design that preceded Wong Kar Wai's achievements by a decade. The film marks the only time the legends of Hong Kong pop culture – Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung – appeared on the screen together. They both died in 2003.

text:
Marcin Krasnowolski

Stanley Kwan

Selected filmography:

1985 Kobiety / Nu ren xin/ Women
1986 Miłość na straty / Dei ha ching / Love Unto Waste 
1987 Yim ji kau / Rouge
1989 Ren zai Niu Yue / Full Moon in New York
1991 Aktorka / Ruan Ling Yu / Center Stage 
1998 Yue kuai le, yue duo luo / Hold You Tight 
2001 Lan Yu
2005 Chang hen ge / Everlasting Regret
2018 Baat go leuiyan, yat toi hei / First Night Nerves

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