Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

Part of BAMcinemaFEST

Thu, Jul 2 at 9:30pm

Directed by Yuen Chor
With Lily Ho, Betty Pei Ti, Hua Yueh

1972, 86min

Originally shown at BAMcinématek as part of a restrospective of the Shaw Brothers (the legendary Hong Kong studio that turned out classic martial arts films) Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan is a quintessential midnight movie. Part samurai epic, rape revenge tale, and skin flick, it tells the story of Ainu, a beautiful young woman who is kidnapped and forced into a life of prostitution. After being raped, however, she begins exacting gruesome revenge on the men who took advantage of her. In Mandarin with English subtitles. New remastered 35mm print.