
Women
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. 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
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).
More details
author | Kit Lai Yau-tai On-ping |
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contentLocation | Hong Kong |
director | Stanley Kwan |
editor | Chow Siu-lam Fong Bo-wa |
genre | drama |
keywords | new life single mother |
musicBy | Law Wing-fai |
producer | Vicky Leung Lee |
productionCompany | Shaw Brothers Studio |
publisher | Shaw Brothers Studio |