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Won 1 Australian Cinematographers Society: Cinematographer of the Year - 3 Golden Horse Film Festival: Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, Special Award - 2 Hong Kong Film Awards: Best New Performer, Best Original Film Score

Le tentazioni di un monaco

(You Seng)

1993, regia di Clara Law

Scheda: Nazione: Hong Kong - Produzione: Golden Harvest Company, Tedpoly Films - Distribuzione: Tedpoly Films Ltd., Northern Arts Entertainment, Transmission Films Ltd. - Soggetto: dall'omonimo racconto di Lillian Lee - Sceneggiatura: Eddie Fong Ling-Ching, Lillian Lee - Fotografia: Andrew Lesnie, Arthur Wong - Montaggio: Jill Bilcock - Scenografia: Tim Yip - Musiche: Tats Lau, Yee-Leung Wai - Formato: Color - Durata: 118'.

Cast: Joan Chen, Hsing-kuo Wu, Fengyi Zhang, Michael Lee, Lisa Lu, Teddy Robin Kwan.

Trama e commenti: cinematografo.it - it.movies.yahoo.com - film.zam.it - magazine.libero.it - archiviostorico.corriere.it: «...Da un'altra Cina, quella occidentalizzata e consumistica di Hong Kong, Clara Law č arrivata con il suo Le tentazioni di un monaco, intriso di sangue e di violenza. Bella ed elegante, si č resa famosa per l'abilitą nel girare scene erotiche: "L' erotismo per me č mistero, ambiguitą. In questo mondo confuso e angoscioso, l'eros resta l'ultimo rifugio"».

Plot Summary, Synopsis, Review: IMDb - entertainment.msn.com - nytimes.com - bestsell.com - rottentomatoes.com - answers.com - hkflix.com - sensesofcinema.com - thezreview.co.uk - reelviews.net - IMDb: «Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prince is murdered by one of his brothers who then becomes emperor. Shi retreats to a monastery, perhaps to hide, perhaps to plan a coup. When his loyal troops as well as the princess he desires are slain, he seeks refuge in a remote, abandoned monastery where an aged abbot schools him with practical, earthy teachings. The emperor's forces pursue Shi: first a woman, then a general seek to overpower him with lust and might. Over the course of the film, the reds of battle give way to blues of meditation».

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