RSI Score:
8.97
Realised Potential:
96.3%
Drama
9.34
Romance
9.31
1
Integral
×5
1
Lead ActingCommunity · …
9.52
2
StoryCommunity · …
9.41
3
Script / Screenplay / DialogueCommunity · …
8.93
4
Score / SoundtrackCommunity · …
8.92
5
CinematographyCommunity · …
9.18
6
CharactersCommunity · …
9.5
7
DirectionCommunity · …
9.48
Category Avg
9.28
2
Important
×4
8
EditingCommunity · …
8.97
9
CastingCommunity · …
9.44
10
Support ActingCommunity · …
8.83
11
Sound Design / Audio MixCommunity · …
8.34
12
Practical Effects / SFXCommunity · …
7.4
13
Production & Art DesignCommunity · …
9.22
Category Avg
8.7
3
Major
×3
14
Execution Of Premise / Pitch / ConceptCommunity · …
9.29
15
Action / Fight Choreography / StuntsCommunity · …
7.52
16
Wardrobe / CostumeCommunity · …
9.59
17
OriginalityCommunity · …
8.8
18
Humour QualityCommunity · …
8.14
Category Avg
8.67
4
Minor
×2
19
Themes / CommentariesCommunity · …
9.61
20
Colour GradingCommunity · …
9.05
21
Hair & Make UpCommunity · …
9.12
22
Premise / ConceptCommunity · …
9.13
23
RewatchabilityCommunity · …
8.69
Category Avg
9.12
5
Peripheral
×1
24
Predictability / TwistsCommunity · …
8.03
25
Immersion / PlausibilityCommunity · …
9.29
26
Continuity / Plot HolesCommunity · …
9.09
27
IntangiblesCommunity · …
9.46
28
AmbitionCommunity · …
9.42
Category Avg
9.06
6
FINAL SCORE
Integral avg
9.28 × 5
= 46.4
Important avg
8.7 × 4
= 34.8
Major avg
8.67 × 3
= 26.01
Minor avg
9.12 × 2
= 18.24
Peripheral avg
9.06 × 1
= 9.06
TOTAL WEIGHTED SCORE
134.51
TOTAL WEIGHT
15
WEIGHTED MEAN
8.97
OUT OF 10
Last updated: 2026-09-27
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Prompt Version: 10.2
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Model Confidence: — —
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Pipeline Model: gpt-5.6-terra
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82s
171 min
R
Chen Kaige
Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li
$5.2M
SUPPORTING CAST
Lu Qi, Ying Da
SYNOPSIS
Spanning decades of upheaval in China, the film follows two Peking opera performers whose intense artistic partnership is shaped by friendship, rivalry, and devotion to their craft. As history transforms the world around them, their stage identities and private lives become increasingly difficult to separate.
SUB-GENRE TAGS
Drama
Character Study
Political
Performance
Romance
Tragic Romance
Forbidden Romance
AWARDS
Oscars: 0 win(s), 2 nom(s) · Golden Globes: 0 win(s), 1 nom(s) · BAFTAs: 0 win(s), 1 nom(s) · Cannes Palme d'Or
CRITICAL RECEPTION
IMDb 8.1
RT 90%
MC 83
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