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Leslie Cheung (Actor) | Anita Mui (Actor) | Alex Man | Emily Chu
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Customer Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.6 out of 10 (9)
All Editions Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.4 out of 10 (12)

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Hong Kong filmmaker Stanley Kwan Kam Pen sets a suspicious, ghostly woman (Anita Mui) in Yuan's (Alex Man) newspaper company to place an advertisement for her missing lover – who is 50 years late from the day of his vow. The woman's pleading eyes unfold the events of her story in 1930 Hong Kong when she worked as Fleur, a high-class courtesan in the lavish Yi Hung Brothel, and met Twelfth Master Chan (Leslie Cheung), the heir of a wealthy merchant. After intense courtship, the two began a doomed relationship, opposed by Chan's parents – ending in a Romeo & Juliet-style storyline where they decide to commit suicide and meet in afterlife by swallowing opium together.

After a dreadful 53-year wait, Fleur returns to life and wanders the streets dressed in cheongsam, searching for her lost love. Fleur's spirited body grows weaker and weaker as our sympathies for her grow stronger and stronger. The sadness of separation reveals disquieting truths about the relationship and we come to realize some of Fleur's intoxicated memories…

Telling a sad, enchanting and engaging romantic love story about passion, dedication, fate and karma, Rouge resonates in the heart for a long time – successfully becoming many people's favorite ghost movie.

A masterpiece that takes a holistic approach to cinematic storytelling which earned numerous awards, some including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Editing, Best Film Score, and Best Song at the Eighth Annual Hong Kong Film Awards.

This version provides Chinese & English Sub-titles.

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Product Title: Rouge 胭脂扣 胭脂扣 ルージュ（臙脂扣） Rouge
Artist Name(s): Leslie Cheung (Actor) | Anita Mui (Actor) | Alex Man | Emily Chu 張 國榮 (Actor) | 梅艷芳 (Actor) | 萬梓良 | 朱寶意 张 国荣 (Actor) | 梅艳芳 (Actor) | 万梓良 | 朱宝意 張國榮 （レスリー・チャン） (Actor) | 梅艶芳 （アニタ・ムイ） (Actor) | 萬梓良（アレックス・マン） | 朱寶意（エミリー・チュウ） 장국영 (Actor) | Anita Mui (Actor) | Alex Man | Emily Chu
Director: Stanley Kwan 關錦鵬 关锦鹏 關錦鵬　（スタンリー・クァン） Kwan Stanley
Release Date: 2000-09-01
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Country of Origin: Hong Kong
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: All Region What is it?
Rating: II
Duration: 93 (mins)
Publisher: Deltamac (HK)
Package Weight: 100 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1000028688

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導演︰關錦鵬
Director: Kwan Kam Pen

　　某夜，一冷艷女鬼來報館求登尋人廣告，並纏著袁永定不離開。女鬼原是五十年前石塘咀名妓如花，當年拜倒裙下者眾，卻獨鍾情富家子弟陳振邦。
　　陳門乃望族不接受妓女作媳婦，逐振邦出門，於是兩人在窮中掙扎。如花與振邦終訂陰世之約，復吞鴉片自殺。如花在陰間久候，便來陽世尋覓。永定和他的女友楚娟，同情如花的遭遇，傾力幫助她找人，現在已是１９８７年了，事過四十年，人已兩三代，簡直是大海撈針，而如花之七日期限即將屆滿……
　　One night, a beautiful ghost comes to Yuan's newspaper to place an advertisement. She is looking for some one and starts to follow Yuan around pleading.
　　Fleur was the most popular courteson of Hong Kong. Among her many rich and yound admirers, she chose Chan. Chan was dishonoured by his parents and the lovers was face to face with a sad, miserable future.
　　Fleur opted for suicide. She and Chan took raw opium with a vow that they would be united in the other world. But Fleur waited in vain. So She decides to come back....
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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.6 out of 10 (9)
Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.4 out of 10 (12)

jasmine
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November 15, 2007

This customer review refers to Rouge (DVD) (Digitally Remastered) (Hong Kong Version)
Rouge Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
This is an unusual love story that ended sadly. Anita played a highclass prostitute and Leslie was the 2nd son of a very wealthy family. He fell for her during a lunch social with friends at the 'club'. Naturally the feelings were mutual and they were an item much to the family's disapproval as they considered it an 'uneven' match of social status. When it came to the arranged marriage of Leslie by his family, the couple made a pact and decided to commit suicide together so that they could with each other 'till eternity'. Sadly things didn't go according to plans and Anita turned up 50 years later as a ghost to search for Leslie to keep their vow. The truth emerged after she met a newspaper editor and his girlfriend who helped her to track Leslie.

Events like these are very common back in the 1930s. Many rich men begets concubines thro highclass prostitutes/club dancers, etc. Nothing ordinary to have 3 or 4 wives if you could afford it. Of course social status and 'saving face' are the norm if you happened to be the sole heir to the family fortune. Although these women, many were in the trade because their family were poor and they have to support/repay debts or being sold to pimps as teenagers, were generally good and the only way out were to 'secure' a man willing to love them as they are and eventually give them a better life.

Anita deserved the award for best actress but Leslie's part was played down a little. A lot of chemistry between these two. For the younger audience who thought the opera/social status/call-house bit were fiction, they are very real.

I bought the digitally remastered version but the colour was quite dark, very disappointed. The sound production were good. Certainly a movie for those fans of Anita and Leslie.
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Rhoda
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July 4, 2007

This customer review refers to Rouge Limited Edition DTS (Korean Version)
Great film Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
This is a narrative love story of a young courtesean looking for her reincarnated lover 50 years after they "supposedly" committed suicide... only to find out that the reason why she did not meet him is because they did not die together.

It's historial, and wonderfully done. You will enjoy it much as i did. Don't forget to buy your copy too.
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Anonymous

May 25, 2005

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historical movie Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
please note that this is a story by li pi hua, the same writer of green snake. this movie is now made historical cos' of its casts. it has a very different story line and love is ...... entertaining for a lazy sunday afternoon on the couch.
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Anonymous

September 27, 2004
great anita!!! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
i saw this movie last weekend and i have to say that is one of the best movie that i ever see. anita plays really really good. all her emotions let you know how she feels at the moment. anita was even better than leslie although leslie was good too. leslie looks very handsome (a little feminim) but this is that what i like.and the song at end from anita was so emotionally that makes you cry. i think this is THE movie that everyone has to see if this person wants to see anita and leslie together. fantastic!!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous

March 8, 2004
... Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
this movie is quite boring. i wanted to go to sleep afterwards. BUT!!!! both leslie and anita pass away. so this will be a great choice if you want to see some collaboration between these 2 stars. leslie looks really young and handsome. anita as always, being herself. there are two other characters, they play an important role because they help anita around. but leslie and anita totally cover them. anyhow, this is worth buying, but can only be watch once.
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