Women (1985 film)
| Women | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin Nǚ Rén Xīn | | |
| Jyutping | Neoi2 Jan2 Sam1 | |
| Directed by | Stanley Kwan | |
| Written by | Yau-tai On-ping Kit Lai | |
| Produced by | Vicky Leung Lee | |
| Starring | Cora Miao Chow Yun-fat Cherie Chung Elaine Jin | |
| Cinematography | Bill Wong | |
| Edited by | Chow Siu-lam Fong Bo-wa | |
| Music by | Law Wing-fai | |
Production companies | Pearl City Films Shaw Brothers Studio | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio | |
Release date | 12 June 1985 | |
Running time | 91 minutes | |
| Country | Hong Kong | |
| Language | Cantonese | |
| Box office | HK$9,487,785 [1] | |
Women is a 1985 Hong Kong
Hong Kong Film Awards
including Best Picture.
Plot synopsis
The film follows Po-yee (Cora Miao) as she starts her new life as a single mother after divorcing her husband, Derek (Chow Yun-fat), having found out he was having an affair with another woman, Sha-nau (Cherie Chung).
Cast
- Cora Miao as Liang Bo-Er
- Chow Yun-Fatas Derek Sun (as Chow Yun Fat)
- Cherie Chung as Sha Niu
- Ngan Lee as Bo-Er's mom
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
.
- 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:
- Nominations:
- Best Actress (Cora Miao)
References
- ^ "Women (1985)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Tao, Stephen Hong Kong The Extra Dimensions(BFI 1997) p.190
External links
- Women at IMDb
- Women at AllMovie
- Women at the TCM Movie Database
- Women at Rotten Tomatoes
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