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The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire
The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire

The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire

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DramaRomance

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A corrupt local official, Xi Men Qing, who lusts after women and money, pursues his brother's young wife, Lee Ping Er. Ping finds Men attractive, and under her drunken husband's nose, she and Men work their way through the illustrations of a pillow book, the "Golden Lotus." Men pursues the same feat with his fourth concubine, Pan Jing Lien, who lives in the compound next to Ping. Jing's jealousy compounds a tale of humiliation, childbirth, death, and depravity. Does karma or enlightenment await anyone?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

09 May 1991

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Pal Sinn Lap-Man

Pal Sinn Lap-Man

Hsi-Men Ching

Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

Yuk Ting Fong

Yuk Ting Fong

潘金莲

Sin Yi Gei

Sin Yi Gei

李瓶儿

Yuen Suk Lee

Yuen Suk Lee

春梅

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