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Bookmark this pageBlush (1995)
Director: Li Shaohong
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From Time Out Film Guide
Based on a story by Su Tong (original author of Raise the Red Lantern), this explores the contrasted but linked fates of two Suzhou prostitutes in the years after the communist victory in 1949. Neither adapts to 'New China': one marries a former client, imagining he'll bring back the good times, and the other finds herself pregnant in a Buddhist nunnery. Li's previous films blended spot-on social realism with sharp psychological insights; here she adds a knowingly decadent languor to the mix, producing a Chinese 'women's movie' like no other.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Li Shaohong
Producer: Chen Kunming, Jimmy Tan
Cast: Wang Ji, Wang Zhiwen, He Saifei, Zhang Liwei, Wang Rouli, Song Xiuling full cast
Duration: 119 mins
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