Lover of the Last Empress
1995 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary
5.7/10
Rating
100 min
Runtime
1995
Release Year
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Director
Cast
Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Valerie Chow, Yu Rongguang, Yvonne Yung Hung
Quick Synopsis
The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.
Full Plot Summary of Lover of the Last Empress
The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.
