Viva Erotica

Viva Erotica (Chinese: 色情男女) is a 1996 Hong Kong erotic comedy film co-written and directed by Derek Yee and Lo Chi-Leung. The film is developed as a sex-comedy film, though with a serious subject of how an artist has to compromise his artistic integrity to make a living.

Viva Erotica
DVD Cover
Directed byDerek Yee
Lo Chi-Leung
Produced byCatherine Hun
Written byDerek Yee
Lo Chi-Leung
Ka Man
StarringLeslie Cheung
Karen Mok
Music byClarence Hui
Chiu Tsang-Hei
Duck Lau
Anthony Chue
CinematographyJingle Ma
Edited byKwong Chi-Leung
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Release date
28 November 1996
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$11,615,085.00

Synopsis

The story centers on the unsuccessful film-director Kwok-Wing (Leslie Cheung) and his producer Chung (Law Kar-ying), who agrees to make Category III sex/porn movies for their financial stability.[1] Their movie projects are financed by a gangster boss Pui (Paul Chun). Shu Qi[1] and Karen Mok played the roles of the leading actresses in the movie. In the end, Wing finally decides not to compromise his artistic integrity by making a porn movie.

Cast

Reception

The film, though rated III in Hong Kong for its sexual content, is considered as a Hong-Kong masterpiece. The film was highly praised by critics and audience alike. The film was hailed for being well-directed and woven in great artistic details.[1]

Awards and nominations

16th Hong Kong Film Awards

Won

Nominations
  • Best Picture
  • Best Director (Derek Yee, Lo Chi-Leung)
  • Best Actor (Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing)
  • Best Supporting Actor (Tsui Kam-Kong)
  • Best Original Music Score (Clarence Hui Yuen, Chiu Jun-Fun, Lau Cho-Tak)
  • Best Song ("Sik Ching Nam Nui", performed by Karen Mok and Jordan Chan)

47th Berlin International Film Festival

  • Golden Bear (nominated)[2]
gollark: And you thought of things related to them, too, like existing and legal systems.
gollark: I told you about them, so you know.
gollark: By using potatOS, agreeing to be bound by these terms, misusing potatOS, installing potatOS, reading about potatOS, knowing about these terms, knowing anyone who is bound by these terms, disusing potatOS, reading these terms, or thinking of anything related to these terms, you agree to be bound by these terms both until the last stars in the universe burn out and the last black holes evaporate and retroactively, arbitrarily far into the past. This privacy policy may be updated at any time and at all times the latest revision applies.
gollark: Clause 4.1 says you're bound by it.
gollark: Technically, it's a pentagon.

References
  1. "Viva Erotica". Freer Gallery. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Berlinale: 1997 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.