| 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 |
| Starring |
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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) |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Language | Mandarin |
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.
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]
- ^ Ye Zhaoyan (2002) [1996]. Nanjing 1937: A Love Story. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12754-5.
- ^ (in Chinese) 陈凯歌拍电影《风月》伤了好友叶兆言
- ^ Tung, Lily (2001). "Waiting For the Ice to Melt". AsiaWeek. Retrieved 2007-04-17.