Rouge (1987)

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:

Kang Chien Chiu (as Tai An-Ping Chiu), Pik Wah Lee (novel) (as Lillian Lee)

Stars:

Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Alex Man

12 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Anita Mui	...	Fleur
Leslie Cheung	...	Chan Chen-Pang
Alex Man	...	Yuen-Ting
Emily Chu	...	Ah Chor
Irene Wan	...	Shu-Hsien
Sin Hung Tam	...	Chen-Pang's Mother
Yue Wong	...	Ho Hsi
Chia Yung Liu	...	Movie Director
Kara Wai	...	Actress Portraying Ghost
Yin Tse	...	Brothel Patron
Pa-Ching Huang	...	Fortune Teller
Ruby Wong	...	Courtesan
Ching Wai	...	Boss of Antique Shop

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 | afterlife | 1930s | bordello | suicide pact | 

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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?

Trivia

This is first and only collaboration between Jackie Chan and Leslie Cheung.

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Connections

Featured in Century of Cinema: Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)

User Reviews

A Great Ghost Story

A deserved multiple award winner, this is really a great film. Starring Leslie Cheung as Chen and the late, wonderful Anita Mui as Fleur, this movie is about forbidden love (Fleur was a prostitute). They have a suicide pact, but only Fleur carries it out. Over fifty years later she is back trying to find him with the help of two local news reporters (they are not covering the story, she seeks their help). At first they're scared of her since she is a ghost, but then agree to let her stay with them and help her. What makes this a major cut above many films of its ilk is Anita Mui. She is absolutely beguiling in this role, looking just beautiful. Her expressions throughout the film are varied and perfect. It is an absorbing film, sentimental but never maudlin. This film makes me miss Anita Mui more, as we lost her way too young to cancer. This is one of her best roles and the reason I'm giving it 10 stars is due to its consistency of mood, the aforementioned performance of Anita Mui and the great direction of Stanley Kwan. Don't miss it.