Cast: Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung,
Emily Chu, Alex Man
Directed by Stanley
Kwan
In the 1930s, a young and popular prostitute
named Fleur catches the eye of an heir to a chain of groceries, 12th
Master Chan. He does what he can to win her over, and the two soon
fall in love. However, when his family disapproves and wants 12th
Master back and away from Fleur, he feels the pressure and is caught
between losing the love of his life or disgracing his family. Fleur
and Chan decide that they will both commit suicide, and be together
forever in hell. Now the clock moves forward 50 years, and the ghost
of Fleur comes out of hell and back on Earth looking for her love,
whom she has been waiting for. She puts an ad in the paper with the
help of a couple of newspaper workers, who do what they can to help
Fleur find Chan, and get to the bottom of what happened.
An absorbing and haunting story of
forbidden love and death. It's all a fantasy, but the performances
are convincing and the story compellingly tragic. Beautiful and
poetic, and despite the somber nature of the tale, quite funny in
parts. A very high recommendation, if you can get your hands on
it.
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