Rouge

Starring: Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Alex Man, et al.

Cantopop superstars Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung display the androgynous magnetism that made them icons as doomed lovers in this emblematic film of Hong Kong's Second New Wave, directed by pioneering queer melodrama master Stanley Kwan. Rouge bridges past and present in its tragic romance between a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family, who embrace death by suicide pact amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong. Fifty years...

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 715515273213
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: The Criterion Collection
• Director: Stanley Kwan
• Starring: Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Alex Man, Emily Chu
• Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: dvd_video
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.