Women (1985 film)

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Women
Directed by Stanley Kwan
Produced by Vicky Leung Lee
Written by Tai An-Ping Chiu
Kit Lai
Starring Cherie Chung
Chow Yun-fat
Cora Miao
Elaine Jin
Music by Wing-fai Law
Cinematography Bill Wong
Studio Pearl City Films
Shaw Brothers
Distributed by Shaw Brothers
Release dates 12 June 1985
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK $9,487,785 [1]

Women (Cantonese title: Nu ren xin) is a 1985 Hong Kong drama directed by Stanley Kwan. It was his directorial debut. Like Kwan's following films Women focuses on female characters and their efforts to overcome cultural restrictions.[2] The cast includes Cherie Chung, Cora Miao, Elaine Jin and Chow Yun-fat. It was nominated for nine Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Picture.

Plot synopsis

The film follows Bao-er (Cora Miao) as she starts her new life as a single mother after divorcing her husband (Chow Yun-fat) having found out he was having an affair with another women (Cherie Chung).

Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for nine Hong Kong Film Awards but failed to win any. In addition Cora Miao received a Best Actress nomination at the Golden Horse Film Festival.

5th Hong Kong Film Awards:

  • Nominations:
    • Best Picture
    • Best Director (Stanley Kwan)
    • Best Actor (Chow Yun-fat)
    • Best Actress (Cora Miao)
    • Best Supporting Actress (Elaine Jin)
    • Best Screenplay (Tai An-Ping Chiu, Kit Lai)
    • Best Cinematography (Bill Wong)
    • Best Original Film Score (Wing-fai Law)
    • Best Art Direction (Tony Au)

Golden Horse Film Festival:

References

  1. "Women (1985)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 21 August 2009. 
  2. Tao, Stephen Hong Kong The Extra Dimensions(BFI 1997) p.190

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