Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.
Temptress Moon has generally received positive reviews.
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Temptress Moon was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 18 reviews, giving Temptress Moon (1996) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Temptress Moon than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Temptress Moon is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like Independence Day, James and the Giant Peach and Swingers.
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