A rich girl's petty jealousy spirals into something far darker than a broken heart.
Rich girl, Wu Qiu, is jealous of the relationship between journalist, Xu Shao Tang and singer, Chen Feng Juan. Wu Qiu hatches a plan to separate the couple with disastrous results.
Direction
Doe Ching crafts tension from glances and silence, not spectacle.
Costume
1950s Shanghai glamour that masks the rot underneath.
Director
Doe Ching
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Cathay Organisation's 1950s Mandarin melodrama boom, when Hong Kong became the hub for Chinese-language cinema after Shanghai's industry fractured.
Director Doe Ching was one of few women directing in 1950s Hong Kong, bringing a distinctly female gaze to stories of women's destructive choices.
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