# Viva Erotica (1996)

> A cash-strapped Hong Kong filmmaker enters the Cat-III movie business and discovers that artistic freedom is hardest to protect when gangsters, lovers, and performers all want a say.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/77896

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Lo Chi-Leung
- Cast: Leslie Cheung, Karen Mok Man-Wai, Shu Qi, Lau Ching-Wan, Paul Chun Pui, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Allen Ting Chi-Chun, Man Lan
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117575/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, provocative, irreverent, cinephile night, hong kong cinema marathon

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