Moving onto the Second New Wave, we continue our exploration of Hong Kong New Wave cinema history, and discuss Stanley Kwan’s ghostly romance Rouge (1988), starring Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung.

Rouge is available on Blu-ray through a brand new edition by The Criterion Collection.

Films mentioned:
Boat People《投奔怒海》
Rouge《胭脂扣》
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty《唐朝豪放女》
Center Stage《阮玲玉》
The Temptations of a Monk《誘僧》
Swordsman II《笑傲江湖II東方不敗》
The East Is Red《東方不敗之風雲再起》
Wonder Women《胭脂雙響炮》
Love Unto Wastes《地下情》
The Heroic Trio《東方三俠》
New Dragon Gate Inn《新龍門客棧》
A Better Tomorrow《英雄本色》
Bullet in the Head《喋血街頭》
As Tears Go By《旺角卡門》
The Other 1/2 and the Other 1/2《我愛太空人》
An Autumn’s Tale《秋天的童話》
Full Moon in New York《人在紐約》
Farewell China《愛在別鄉的季節》
Crossings《錯愛》(1994)
Farewell My Concubine《霸王別姬》
Dumplings《餃子》
Women《女人心》
Red Rose White Rose《紅玫瑰白玫瑰》
Lan Yu《藍宇》
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema《男生女相：華語電影之性別》
Madalena《馬達·蓮娜》
Song of the Exile《客途秋恨》

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