An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)
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An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty唐朝豪放女
Overview
Taoist priestess Yu Hsuan-chi longs for the sort of earthy experience that a woman born to her lofty station is not expected -- or desired -- to have. While putting in an appearance with society's elite, she carries on a passionate affair with an itinerate swordsman named Tsui Po-hou. With both Hsuan-chi and Po-hou fighting against the tedium and hide-bound conventions of Chinese society, the two seem like a perfect match. Yet the ever restless Po-hou soon leaves her and continues on his travels. Hsuan-chi develops a reputation as an amoral libertine, partially because she is having sex with her maid Lu Chiao. After Po-hou returns and leaves her again, Hsuan-chi learns that Lu Chiao is pregnant but she refuses to divulge the name of the father. Hsuan-chi's reaction ultimately results in tragedy.
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Cast
Pat Ha
Alex Man
Chang Kuo-Chu
Lam Hoi-Ling
Poon Chun-wai
Ku Feng
Wang Lai
Wong Shu-Tong
Wai Gei-Shun
Willy Kong Tou
Chui Gai-Heung
Cheng Kwun-Min
Eric Chan Ga-Kei
Hung San-Nam
Yiu Man-Kei
Chiu Man-Yan
Moo Yuk-Fan
Hui Ying-Ying
Hon Kong
Chiu Kang-Chien
Yeung Kim-Man
Chan Ling-Wai
Wong Hung
Wai Ching
Lee Man-Biu
Ngai Tim-Choi
Hon Nin-Sang
Crew
Andy Lam Kwok-Wah
Chun Tin-Nam
Mona Fong
Eddie Fong
Eddie Fong
Chiu Kang-Chien
Raymond Lee King-Man
Chan King-Sam
Henry Cheung Siu-Hei
Jim Sam Sing-Tak
Chan Gan-Shing
Lau Shiu-Gwong
Tsui Ping-Kwong
Also known as: Tong chiu ho fong nui
Description: The story concerns one Yu Yuan-gi (Patricia Ha), a young lady renowned for her scholarship who has chosen to become a Taoist priestess in order to keep her independence and avoid becoming just another wife or mistress to a minor official. She’s a very strong character as the film begins, aware of what she wants out of life and secure in her position as a famous scholar. Life in a monastic order doesn’t really fit with Yu’s insatiable taste for liasons and the world outside her place in society, however; while she associates with the upper classes in her role of the celebrated poetess, she spends her time in the arms of a rough-hewn wandering swordsman (Alex Man Chi-Leung). She also carries on a relationship with her maid, Lu Chiao (Lin Kai-lin), something that’s seen as even more scandalous by her order and the world at large. As the film progresses, Yu Yuan-gi makes even more amoral decisions, and her world begins to spin out of control.
