Movie

Rouge (1987)

• December 5, 1987
• 1h 36m

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Romance
• Mystery

“They loved across two generations and two different worlds.”

Overview

Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.

Director

Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang

Writers

Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Chiu Kang-Chien

Starring

Anita Mui Yim-Fong, Leslie Cheung, Alex Man Chi-Leung