Viva Erotica is a 1996

Hong Kong films of 1996

A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1996:.-1996:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1996 at...

 Hong Kong film

Cinema of Hong Kong

The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...

 directed by Derek Yee

Derek Yee

Derek Yee Tung-sing , born in 1957, is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity...

 and Lo Chi-Leung

Law Chi-Leung

Law Chi-leung aka. Lo Chi-leung is a Hong Kong film director and screenplay writer.-Filmography as director:* Double Tap * Inner Senses * Koma * Bug Me Not! -External links:* *...

.

Plot

Viva Erotica is a sex

Sex in film

Sex in film refers to the presentation in motion pictures of sexuality and sex acts, including love scenes. Sex scenes have been depicted in film since the silent era of cinematography. Many actors and actresses have exposed parts of their bodies or dressed and behaved in ways considered sexually...

-comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

, though with a serious subject of how an artist has to compromise with his talents for living. The film is about an unsuccessful film-director Kwok-Wing (Played by Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central...

) and his producer Chung (Played by Law Kar-ying

Law Kar-Ying

Law Kar-ying is a Hong Kong-based actor. He was originally a Cantonese Opera artiste. In 1990 he turned to acting in movies. He became popular after being cast in From Beijing with Love, which also starred Stephen Chow, as Da Vinci, an inventor whose list of gadgets include a solar-powered...

), who agrees to make Category III

Hong Kong motion picture rating system

The Hong Kong motion picture rating system is a legal system of movie screening and rating. An official government agency issues ratings for any movie that will be shown in Hong Kong movie theatres.-History:...

 sex/porn movies for their financial stability. Their movie projects are financed by a gangster head turned film boss Pui (Played by Paul Chun

Paul Chun (actor)

Paul Chun Pui is a Hong Kong based actor.He is the brother of actor David Chiang and half-brother of actor/ director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. His son Benji Chiang and his daughter Lesley Chiang are duo in the pop group "Benji and Lesley". Paul started his acting career at the age of three...

). Shu Qi

Shu Qi

Shu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:...

 and Karen Mok

Karen Mok

Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...

 played the roles of the leading actresses in the movie. In the end, Wing finally decides not to kill his artistic talent by making a flesh-oriented porn movie.

Reception

The movie, though rated III in Hong Kong for its sexual content, is considered as a Hong-Kong masterpiece. The movie was highly praised by critics and audience alike. The movie was hailed for being well-directed and woven in great artistic details.

Cast

• Leslie Cheung
  Leslie Cheung
  Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central...
  
   as Kwok-Wing (Director)
• Karen Mok
  Karen Mok
  Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...
  
   as Man-Wai (Wing's Girlfriend)
• Shu Qi
  Shu Qi
  Shu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:...
  
   as Mango, Actress
• Law Kar-ying
  Law Kar-Ying
  Law Kar-ying is a Hong Kong-based actor. He was originally a Cantonese Opera artiste. In 1990 he turned to acting in movies. He became popular after being cast in From Beijing with Love, which also starred Stephen Chow, as Da Vinci, an inventor whose list of gadgets include a solar-powered...
  
   as Chung (Producer)
• Paul Chun
  Paul Chun (actor)
  Paul Chun Pui is a Hong Kong based actor.He is the brother of actor David Chiang and half-brother of actor/ director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. His son Benji Chiang and his daughter Lesley Chiang are duo in the pop group "Benji and Lesley". Paul started his acting career at the age of three...
  
   as Pui (Boss)
• Elvis Tsui
  Elvis Tsui
  Elvis Tsui , also known as Tsui Kam-kong, is a Hong Kong-based Chinese film and television actor.-Biography:...
  
   as Actress
• Allen Ting as Chi-Chun
• Lau Ching as Wan
• Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
  Anthony Wong Chau Sang
  Anthony Wong Chau-sang is a Hong Kong Film Award-winning Hong Kong actor, screenwriter and film director. He is regarded as one of the most notable actors in Hong Kong.-Biography:...
  
   as Wong Jing
  Wong Jing
  Wong Jing is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker possessed of strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he is often cited as the most consistently successful filmmaker , in commercial terms, in the Hong Kong cinema of the last...
  
  
• Peter Ngor as Kwan
• Teddy Chan
  Teddy Chan
  Teddy Chan or Teddy Chen Tak Sum is a Hong Kong film director and artist.-Filmography:Filmography as director, art director and other positions:* Bodyguards and Assassins , Director * Chaos , Producer...
  
   as Sum
• Vincent Kok
  Vincent Kok
  Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director.Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing with him the films Forbidden City Cop, From Beijing with Love and The God of Cookery in addition to producing and co-writing Chow's...
  
   as Chiu

Nominations

• Best Picture
• Best Director (Derek Yee, Lo Chi-Leung
  Law Chi-Leung
  Law Chi-leung aka. Lo Chi-leung is a Hong Kong film director and screenplay writer.-Filmography as director:* Double Tap * Inner Senses * Koma * Bug Me Not! -External links:* *...
  
  )
• 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
  Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...
  
   and Jordan Chan
  Jordan Chan
  Jordan Chan Siu-Chun is a Chinese actor and musician from Hong Kong.Chan got his start by enrolling in the TVB Dancers' Training Class in 1985. Soon after graduation, he joined a few of the studio's troupes that would accompany popular singers during their live performances...
  
  )

External links

• Viva Erotica @ HKMDB