La Peintre (1994) 畫魂 (Region Free DVD) (English Subtitled)

Region Coding: Region Free

Starring:  
Gong Li 鞏俐
Derek Yee 爾冬陞
Chang Chiung Tzu 張瓊姿
Shen Hai Yung 沈海蓉
Da Shichang 達式常 
Gao Zunxia 高俊霞

Director:  
Huang Shuqin 黄蜀芹

Producer:
Zhang Yimou 張藝謀

Audio Tracks:  
Dolby Digital

Languages:  
Cantonese 粵語, Mandarin 國語

Subtitles: 
English, Traditional Chinese 繁體中文字幕

Running Time: 
91 minutes

Distributor: 
Mei Ah Entertainment Ltd. (HK) 美亞娛樂

Release Date:
-

Synopsis:
This is a whole life story of a girl who grew up in a prostitute. Later, she married a general and had a chance to learn painting in France. Deveral years later her portrait "Bathing Woman" won the grand prize in France. She decided to come back Shanghai teaching in an art school. Unfortunately, the western painting was restricted in China during theat time. Many people couldn't accept naked painted. So, she was strongly attacked from the public. This also affected his husband's work. 　　

In order not to drag down her husband, she decided going back Paris. A gifted artist couldn't be accepted by her own society. Finally, she died abroad.

生於青樓的妹仔，摆脱F妓女一生坎坷的命運，嫁给一將軍， 後來更有機會修油畫，以一幅自畫裸體「浴女」得獎成名。
　　
回國後，妹仔被聘為美術系教授，正值文革時期，因裸體畫有傷風化，當時社會未能接受，因而大受抨擊。同時也影響她丈夫的工作 。终於，她返回法国，繼續她的藝術生涯，終此一生。