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In Stanley Kwan’s emblematic Hong Kong Second New Wave film, Rouge, Cantopop icons Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung play doomed lovers—a humble courtesan and a wealthy heir—bound by a tragic 1930s suicide pact. Fifty years later, she returns to Hong Kong seeking him, pulling a young couple into her quest to rekindle their love. This sensuous ghost story, with its lush visuals and haunting mood, serves as a poignant elegy for lost love and the vanishing past. SPECIAL FEATURES: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Stanley Kwan, with uncompressed Cantonese monaural soundtrack Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation in original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Newly translated optional English subtitles Another Kind of Chinese Ghost Story - An Interview with Director Stanley Kwan Archive Interview with Director Stanley Kwan Trailer Stills Gallery Reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from Yu Ming Huang & original Hong Kong poster artwork TECHNICAL SPECS: Region B Picture: 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Audio: Mono / 5.1 Language: Cantonese English: Subtitles
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Rouge (1987)
96 min
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.