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Love Massacre (1981)

Love Massacre poster
Original title
愛殺
Directed by
Patrick Tam
Genre
thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Hong Kong thriller about a love triangle that turns violent. A woman falls for the brother of her suicidal classmate, only to discover he has a wife and a mental illness. The film follows the aftermath of two deaths and a murder.

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What happens

《愛殺》()是1981年上映的一部香港驚慄電影,由譚家明執導,林青霞、張國柱及秦祥林主演,改編自美國一宗「一刀六命」的謀殺案。本片榮獲第18屆金馬獎最佳錄音。 在美國三藩市,華裔女學生Joy(劉天蘭 飾)因與男友Louie(秦祥林 飾)不和而在宿舍鬧自殺,同學Ivy(林青霞 飾)連忙通知Joy的哥哥傅柱中(張國柱 飾)從香港趕來。已有家室的傅柱中到埗後瘋狂愛上了Ivy,二人發生了關係。而與Joy愈走愈近的Louie告知Lvy,Joy患有遺傳性精神病,但Ivy並沒放在心上。 Joy駕車自殺身亡,其兄回港。Ivy在整理Joy的遺物時,才驚覺柱中早已结婚;而且更和Joy一樣患有精神病。Ivy在報導中看到柱中回港後竟殺死了自己的妻子(葉德嫻 飾),大感困惑;此時,柱中突然出現在她面前...... (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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