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My Better Half

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My Better Half (1993)

92 min - Crime, Horror - 14 October 1993
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A set of three stories, each concerning a woman's difficulty with her husband. Story 1 is set in 1940, in a brothel fallen on hard times. Their star attraction is Flora, but she marries a local fishseller, only to kill him with too much sex on their wedding night, then he comes back as a jealous ghost. Story 2 is possibly in the 1960s, regarding a poor family where the husband is very ill with TB and the wife has to work overtime. A chicken seller lusts after her, and helps pay for the husband's operation. But when he finds out...... Story 3 concerns a paranoid former nightclub hostess, "Beautiful Ho", who marries Robert (a client) on a whim, then drives herself mad (or madder) suspecting him of wooing girls. She is seen telling her story in a police station.

Director:  Lam Yee Hung

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A set of three stories, each concerning a woman's difficulty with her husband. Story 1 is set in 1940, in a brothel fallen on hard times. Their star attraction is Flora, but she marries a local fishseller, only to kill him with too much sex on their wedding night, then he comes back as a jealous ghost. Story 2 is possibly in the 1960s, regarding a poor family where the husband is very ill with TB and the wife has to work overtime. A chicken seller lusts after her, and helps pay for the husband's operation. But when he finds out...... Story 3 concerns a paranoid former nightclub hostess, "Beautiful Ho", who marries Robert (a client) on a whim, then drives herself mad (or madder) suspecting him of wooing girls. She is seen telling her story in a police station.


Collections: Lam Yee Hung

Genres: Crime, Horror

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  14 October 1993

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Ka Wah Films (Hong Kong) Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 32 min

A collection of three stories on a woman’s relationship with her spouse. The first story takes place in a brothel that has fallen on hard times in 1940. Flora is their main attraction, but she marries a local fishmonger, then kills him with too much sex on their wedding night, and he returns as a jealous ghost. Story 2 is set in the 1960s and concerns a poor family whose husband is suffering from tuberculosis and the woman is forced to work extra. A chicken vendor has a thing for her and contributes to her husband’s enterprise. However, when he discovers……