Rouge (1988)
"Yin ji kau" (original title)

Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong's "flower houses" - bordellos and night clubs of the 1930's. A detached and beautiful performer, she falls in love with Twelfth Master Chan, heir... See full summary »

Director:

Stanley Kwan

Writers:

Tai An-Ping Chiu, Bik-Wa Lei,

Stars:

Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Alex Man

10 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anita Mui	...	Fleur
Leslie Cheung	...	Chan Chen-Pang
Alex Man	...	Yuen
Emily Chu	...	Ah Chor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kara Hui	...	Actress Portraying Ghost
Chia Yung Liu	...	Movie Director
Sin Hung Tam	...	Chen-Pang's mother
Yin Tse	...	Brothel patron
Irene Wan	...	Shu-Hsien
Yue Wong	...	Ho Hsi

Storyline

Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong's "flower houses" - bordellos and night clubs of the 1930's. A detached and beautiful performer, she falls in love with Twelfth Master Chan, heir to a chain of pharmacies. They agree to a suicide pact. Jump ahead 50 years to modern Hong Kong: Fleur's ghost appears in Yuen's newspaper office, wanting to place an ad to find Chan, who never arrived in the afterlife. Yuen, and his equally bewildered girl friend, An Chor, are captivated by Fleur and her story.

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Plot Keywords:

hong kong | newspaper office | suicide | newspaper | heir | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Music | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

7 January 1988 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Rouge

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Golden Way Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Still Love You After All These (1997)

User Reviews

Rouge

This is one of the best films I've seen. As far as ghost stories go, this is one of the scariest for me. It's not scary by way Stir of Echoes or Gothika, but it will give you chills like nothing before. Sure, angry ghosts are scary, but a heartbroken ghost is scarier. She could appear to your left right now and ask for your help. Isn't THAT scary?

If you love ghost stories, love stories, Hong Kong and Chinese music, this movie has all that. It was a pleasant surprise to find a film that told a familiar story so beautifully it becomes unique.

Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui were perfect for their roles. Watch out for the scene where Leslie wears Peking Opera makeup. Fans of "Farewell, My Concubine" will surely love the foreshadowing of Leslie's future internationally-acclaimed performance.