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Women (1985 film)

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Wikipedia article




'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.Tao, Stephen 'Hong Kong The Extra Dimensions'(BFI 1997) p.190 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.

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.

'5th Hong Kong Film Awards:'

*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




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