Women (1985 film)
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| Women | |
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Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 女人心 |
| Simplified Chinese | 女人心 |
| 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 |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$9,487,785 [1] |
Women is a 1985 Hong Kong drama film directed by Stanley Kwan in his directorial debut. Like Kwan's following films, Women focuses on female characters and their efforts to overcome cultural restrictions.[2] The cast includes Cora Miao, Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung and Elaine Jin. It was nominated for nine Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Picture.
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-Fat as Derek Sun (as Chow Yun Fat)
- Cherie Chung as Sha Niu
- Ngan Lee as Bo-Er's mom