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My Better Half (1993)

Original title: 烹夫

1993-10-14 · 1h 32m · CN
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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...

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Lam Yee HungDirectorPo Sheng LuWriter

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Cindy Yip Sin-YiCindy Yip Sin-YiFloraYuet-Sin LeeYuet-Sin LeeYinYvonne Yung HungYvonne Yung HungWai-Gwan LeeWai-Gwan LeeHo Wai LaiJi Hung ChanJi Hung ChanWong Wan-ChoiWong Wan-ChoiKwongChan Kin-YatChan Kin-YatWang the chicken sellerLee Chung-LingLee Chung-LingRobertChau LeeChau LeeEliza YueEliza YueMadam / SanHo Pak-KwongHo Pak-KwongYin Hung WanYin Hung WanPolicewoman

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Genre affinityCrime · HorrorDirector preference313895Actor preference344948 · 584613 · 584614Country preferenceHkDecade preference1990Runtime preferenceMedium

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What is My Better Half about?

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...

How long is My Better Half?

My Better Half has a runtime of 92 minutes.