Women (1985 film)

Women
Film poster
Traditional	女人心
Simplified	女人心
Mandarin	Nǚ Rén Xīn
Cantonese	Neoi2 Jan2 Sam1
Directed by	Stanley Kwan
Produced by	Vicky Leung Lee
Written by	Yau-tai On-ping Kit Lai
Starring	Cora Miao Chow Yun-fat Cherie Chung Elaine Jin
Music by	Law Wing-fai
Cinematography	Bill Wong
Edited by	Chow Siu-lam Fong Bo-wa
Production company	Pearl City Films Shaw Brothers Studio
Distributed by	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates	12 June 1985
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.

Plot synopsis

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 women, Sha-nau (Cherie Chung).

Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for nine Hong Kong Film Awards but failed to win any. In addition Cora Miao received a Best Actress nomination at the Golden Horse Film Festival.

5th Hong Kong Film Awards:

• Nominations:
  • Best Picture
  • Best Director (Stanley Kwan)
  • Best Actor (Chow Yun-fat)
  • Best Actress (Cora Miao)
  • Best Supporting Actress (Elaine Jin)
  • Best Screenplay (Tai An-Ping Chiu, Kit Lai)
  • Best Cinematography (Bill Wong)
  • Best Original Film Score (Wing-fai Law)
  • Best Art Direction (Tony Au)

Golden Horse Film Festival:

• Nominations:
  • Best Actress (Cora Miao)

References

1. "Women (1985)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
2. Tao, Stephen Hong Kong The Extra Dimensions(BFI 1997) p.190

External links

• Women at the Internet Movie Database
• Women at Rotten Tomatoes