Women (1985 film) explained

Women
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Director:	Stanley Kwan
Producer:	Vicky Leung Lee
Starring:	Cora Miao Chow Yun-fat Cherie Chung Elaine Jin
Music:	Law Wing-fai
Cinematography:	Bill Wong
Editing:	Chow Siu-lam Fong Bo-wa
Studio:	Pearl City Films Shaw Brothers Studio
Distributor:	Shaw Brothers Studio
Runtime:	91 minutes
Country:	Hong Kong
Language:	Cantonese
Gross:	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 woman, Sha-nau (Cherie Chung).

Cast

• Cora Miao as Liang Bo-Er
• Chow Yun-Fat as Derek Sun (as Chow Yun Fat)
• Cherie Chung as Sha Niu
• Ngan Lee as Bo-Er's mom

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)

Notes and References

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