director: Fan Ho (sometimes Ho Fan)
starring: Lu Hsiu-Ling · Huang Chung-Kun · Lee Tsung-Shen (as Jonathan
Lee) · Lin Rui-Yang
This
is an effective Taiwanese melodrama from director Fan Ho, telling the
story of Daisy, a sheltered girl who falls victim to the insistent sexual
seduction of a charismatic young man, Fan. After attending a party at
the home of a wealthy friend named Ping (she is celebrating her brother's
return from Medical School in the States), Daisy allows her aggressive
boyfriend Fan to take her home. It turns out that her protective mother
is away [at church, actually] and Fan pushes his way into Daisy's bedroom.
He convinces her that his intentions are honest by promising to marrying
her. She agrees to Fan's advances. Meanwhile, the young doctor from the
States - his name is Shek-Fai - is now working as an intern at the local
hospital. He's also smitten for Daisy and attempts to date her. She wants
nothing to do with him until he mentions that his sister Ping is now engaged
to Fan. Poor Daisy is taken by surprise; she never realized that Fan was
even cheating on her. Now, on the rebound, she starts dating Shek-Fai
and within a short time agrees to marriage. But their life together is
totally overshadowed by the constant sexual tension from her [now] bother-in-law
Fan
Fan Ho
began his career as an actor with Shaw Bros Studios in the early '60s,
starring in many of their big budget fantasies like CAVE
OF THE SILKEN WEB and NA
CHA AND THE SEVEN DEVILS. He began directing films in the early
'70s and for twenty-five years concentrated mostly on earthy stories with
an erotic twist. This motion picture is generally considered one of his
best projects. In 1995, Fan Ho retired and relocated to Hollywood California,
later moving to San Jose. He died in June 2016 from chronic pneumonia
at age 78.
A Taiwanese
Chinese film with English and Chinese subtitles; fullscreen format,
uncut 81 minutes; DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT.
Extras include selected trailers
Adult
Material/Nudity/Violence/Sexual Themes
For Mature Audiences
