Underplayed Gems

Web of Deception (1989)

Web of Deception poster
Original title
驚魂記
Country
Hong Kong
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A successful barrister pays off her blackmailer, who is her long-time assistant. The assistant teams up with a roommate to steal the money from the barrister's mansion.

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What happens

Web of Deception (Traditional Chinese: 驚魂記; Simplified Chinese: 惊魂记), also known as Deception, is a 1989 Hong Kong mystery thriller film directed by David Chung and produced by Tsui Hark. It starts Brigitte Lin as successful barrister Jane, Pauline Wong as her long-time assistant May, and Joey Wang as May's roommate Queenie and her twin Catherine. To protect her reputation and licence to practice, Jane sells her shares to obtain a large sum of money so she could pay off her blackmailer, who turns out to be May. Queenie, in need of money to pay off Catherine's debt, collaborates with May to steal the money from Jane's mansion. Pauline Wang was nominated as Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards and 26th Golden Horse Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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