The Phantom Lover (1995)

Name: The Phantom Lover
Director: Ronny Yu
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1995-07-22
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, Liu Lin, Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk

Drama Music Romance

Director: Ronny Yu

Cast: Leslie Cheung, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, Liu Lin, Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk

Runtime100 min

Rating14A

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In 1936 China, a nearly bankrupt drama troupe starts performing in a burned-out theater where the great actor Song Danping was killed. One of the actors, Wei Qing, starts seeing strange apparitions that could revive his troupe and deliver him to the same fate as Song Danping.

Critical Reception & Ratings

The Phantom Lover (1995) directed by Ronny Yu is a Chinese drama, music and romance film that has received mixed reviews from critics. While the film has not received any major awards recognition, it has an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 indicating a generally positive audience reception.

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Fans of director Ronny Yu's distinctive visual style and moody, atmospheric dramas will find much to appreciate in the 1995 film The Phantom Lover, which blends elements of romance, music, and the supernatural to haunting effect.

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The Phantom Lover is a 1995 Hong Kong musical romantic drama film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Leslie Cheung and Jacklyn Wu. It is a remake of the 1937 film Song at Midnight.