Temptress Moon
Seen it?1996 | 132 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for romantics and anyone who loves a strong drama. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 2 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
A symphony of vivid, sumptuous, dreamy, luxuriant colors symbolically weaving webs around doomed, decadent characters.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
62% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chen Kaige
- Leslie Cheung Kwok-wingYu Zhongliang
- Gong LiPang Ruyi
- Kevin LinPang Duanwu
- He SaifeiYu Xiuyi
- Chang ShihLi Niangjiu
- Liankun LinPang An
- Ko Hsiang-TingElder Qi
- Jie ZhouThe Woman of Zephyr Lane
- Zhou YemangPang Zhengda
- Lei RenYoung Yu Zhongliang