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5.5/10   130 votes
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Director:

Hua-Tao Teng

Writers:

Qianling Yang (writer)
Jialu Zhang (writer)

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Release Date:

February 2007 (China) more

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller more

Tagline:

How far will you go for the one you love...

Plot:

A woman finds the key to a room in the attic that her husband forbids her from entering. When she opens the door, she is confronted with the haunting existence of the woman her husband refuses to forget. | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win more

User Comments:

A gentle ghost story more (2 total)


Cast

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Bingbing Fan ... Xu Manli
Leon Lai ... Shen Junchu
Rene Liu ... Sansan
Songzi Xu ... Rong Ma
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Matrimony (USA) (DVD title)
The Matrimony (International: English title)
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Runtime:

91 min

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Shanghai, China

Company:

Huayi Brothers more


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Soundtrack:

Matrimonial Horrors more


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A gentle ghost story, 30 October 2009
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Author: AirPlant from United Kingdom

Sansan (Rene Liu ) finds herself in an unhappy arranged marriage to melancholic film director Junchu (Leon Lai). She lives in the shadow of Junchus lover Manli (played by the ethereally beautiful Bingbing Fan) who was killed the year before. Lonely ...(read more) and despairing for the survival of her marriage, Sansan enters into a pact with Manlis ghost to win Junchus heart. There is much to like, all the performances from the small cast are spot on (Rene Liu is perfect as the shy, unhappy wife, and Bingbing Fan is a revelation). Although ostensibly a ghost story, this is suitable for those who normally steer clear of the genre, the horror element is played way down and is secondary to the wistful tale of love lost and, perhaps found again. The cinematography is superb, with Shanghai of the 50s brought to gorgeous, vibrant life. A lovely film deserving of a wider audience and, certainly not routine or clichéd.

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