''Viva Erotica'' () is a
1996 Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
erotic comedy film
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co-written and directed by
Derek Yee
Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong.
Early life
Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), ...
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.
Synopsis
The story centers on the unsuccessful film-director Kwok-Wing (
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent ...
) and his producer Chung (
Law Kar-ying
Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor.
Background
Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) ...
), who agrees to make
Category III sex/
porn movies
Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults, for their financial stability.
Their movie projects are financed by a gangster boss Pui (
Paul Chun
Paul Chun (; born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in ''The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise.
Early life
He wa ...
).
Shu Qi
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Karen Mok
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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
*
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent ...
as Kwok-Wing (Director)
*
Karen Mok
Karen Mok (born Karen Joy Morris (), 2 June 1970) is a Hong Kong pop diva who is one of the leading Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. She is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and h ...
as Man-Wai (Wing's Girlfriend)
*
Shu Qi
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as Mango, Actress
*
Law Kar-ying
Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor.
Background
Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) ...
as Chung (Producer)
*
Paul Chun
Paul Chun (; born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in ''The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise.
Early life
He wa ...
as Pui (Boss)
*
Elvis Tsui
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist.
Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repe ...
as Wah
*
Allen Ting as Chi-Chun
*
Sean Lau
Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards.
Career
Lau was born ...
as Wan
*
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
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as
Wong Jing
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*
Peter Ngor as Kwan
*
Teddy Chan
Teddy Chan or Teddy Chen Tak Sum () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, writer and actor.
Filmography
Filmography as director, art director and other positions: as Sum
*
Vincent Kok
Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director.
Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province.
Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing wi ...
as Chiu
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.
Awards and nominations
16th Hong Kong Film Awards
Ceremony for the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 13 April 1997 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Lydia Shum and Nancy Sit. In total, sixteen winners in fifteen categories were unveiled. Peter Chan's '' Comrades: Almost a Lov ...
Won
*
Best Supporting Actress (Shu Qi)
*
Best New Artist
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(Shu Qi)
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
Karen Mok (born Karen Joy Morris (), 2 June 1970) is a Hong Kong pop diva who is one of the leading Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. She is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and h ...
and
Jordan Chan
Jordan Chan Siu-chun (born Chan Siu-tsun on 8 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and dancer, known for starring in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series and for his role in the 1998 TV adaptation of Louis Cha's novel, '' The Duke o ...
)
47th Berlin International Film Festival
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian fi ...
* Golden Bear (nominated)
References
External links
*
''Viva Erotica'' @ HKMDB
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1996 films
1990s Cantonese-language films
Hong Kong sex comedy films
1990s sex comedy films
Films directed by Derek Yee
Films about pornography
Films directed by Law Chi-leung
1996 comedy films
1990s Hong Kong films