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A mature and sentimental allegory about reincarnation, lost love and inexorable tragedy, which ranks as one of the most melancholy fantasies in memory.
Song Yu, a revered symphony conductor, plagued by visions of a beautiful, beckoning maiden in traditional attire and a terracotta statue bearing his likeness. At an exhibition of Qin artifacts, he encounters Cheung Yuet-heung, the spitting image of the woman in his dream.
She, too, has been experiencing visions, but of a more disconcerting nature, like Yu being strangled by imperial soldiers and others she's too afraid to impart. With the help of a blind medium, Yu learns that he and Yuet-heung are the reincarnation of these figures, lovers who met a tragic fate 2200 years earlier.
Together, the two try to come to grips with their emotions and the question of Yu's devoted girlfriend, Wah-lei, who correctly surmises that there is no place for her in a love spanning twenty two centuries.
Director
Tony Au
Script
Tony Au
Cast
Brigitte Lin
Cher Yeung Shek-Yee
Chow Yun-Fat
Kwan San
Lam Chung
Publisher : Fortune
Audio : Cantonese/Mandarin (Dolby Digital)
Video : Anamorphic WideScreen
Subtitles : English/Chinese
Running Time : 92mins
Release Year : 1986
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