Women (1985 film)
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.[2] 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.
| Women | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 女人心 |
| Simplified | 女人心 |
| Mandarin | Nǚ Rén Xīn |
| Cantonese | Neoi2 Jan2 Sam1 |
| Directed by | Stanley Kwan |
| Produced by | Vicky Leung Lee |
| Written by | Yau-tai On-ping Kit Lai |
| Starring | Cora Miao Chow Yun-fat Cherie Chung Elaine Jin |
| Music by | Law Wing-fai |
| Cinematography | Bill Wong |
| Edited by | Chow Siu-lam Fong Bo-wa |
Production company | Pearl City Films Shaw Brothers Studio |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date | 12 June 1985 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$9,487,785 [1] |
Plot synopsis
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).
Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for nine Hong Kong Film Awards but failed to win any. In addition Cora Miao received a Best Actress nomination at the Golden Horse Film Festival.
- Nominations:
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Stanley Kwan)
- Best Actor (Chow Yun-fat)
- Best Actress (Cora Miao)
- Best Supporting Actress (Elaine Jin)
- Best Screenplay (Tai An-Ping Chiu, Kit Lai)
- Best Cinematography (Bill Wong)
- Best Original Film Score (Wing-fai Law)
- Best Art Direction (Tony Au)
Golden Horse Film Festival:
- Nominations:
- Best Actress (Cora Miao)
References
- "Women (1985)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- Tao, Stephen Hong Kong The Extra Dimensions(BFI 1997) p.190