This is a romance-horror film set in the year of 1930s where two lovers were supposed to meet in the busy street of Shanghai. Shen Jun Chu is a cinematographer that's deeply in love with his girlfriend, Xu Man Li. Due to his extremely introverted character, Jun Chu was unable to confess to her how deeply he cared for her. Until the day that they are supposed to meet, Man Li died in a car accident. Disheartened by the loss, Jun Chun plummets further into depression when he is forced by his controlling mother into a marriage of convenience to San San. Rejected emotionally and even at Jun Chu's bed, San San discovers a mysterious attic room, she's forbidden to enter by Jun Chu. She eventually enters the room, only to find the ghost of Man Li, who was wearing a red dress. Man Li offers to help San San's unhappy relationship with Jun Chu. When things are getting better, things changed suddenly, Chinese superstition dictates never to trust a woman in red. Edit Translation
- English
- 中文(台灣)
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: 心中有鬼
- Also Known As: Ghost in Heart , Xin Zhong You Gui
- Director: Teng Hua Tao
- Screenwriter: Chang Chia Lu
- Genres: Thriller, Horror, Romance, Supernatural
Where to Watch The Matrimony
Cast & Credits
- Fan Bing Bing Main Role
- Leon Lai Main Role
- Zheng Yu Zhi[Shen Jun Chu's mother]Support Role
- Wang Wei HuaDoctor ZhangSupport Role
- Koan Hui On[Shen's friend]Support Role
Reviews
The pacing is fast and gives off that thrilling and suspense feeling no break. I love the music used especially the ending part, very soothing and classic.
Fan Bingbing, with her almond eyes and soft feature, as a ghost, all the more that you will feel her loneliness and longing to her boyfriend. Rene Liu is good in her acting and her facial expressions always makes me nervous and jumpy. Somewhat she is a doppelganger of Korean actress Hyun Young (The Perfect Couple). Leon Lai, didn't give much of being a wall flower, and what made me have the attention is for the two ladies eager aiming for his love.
After watching it, instead of being flustered with horror, the twist gives the climax color and something to ponder on while on my bed, not feeling scared.
I gotta say, I like this film better, surely at the beginning I came for the horror, but as time goes on, this film leaning more into romance and drama, and I like that.
Junchu and Sansan's relationship was not harmonious before because Junchu could not move on from Manli (the fiancee) and there was a disappointment because his mother lied to him about her illness so he would get married, but over time it developed into a sweet and heartfelt relationship (just not imagine it to be as good as those good romancce film); compared to I Miss U, which stay in the horror's path but trying to be melodramatic, so the feelings can't really hits because they keep trying to scare.
The horror, Fan BingBIng mostly appeared in her human form, pretty. When they try to make her creepy, the film is already overwhelmed with emotion, so she's becoming not scary. That doesn't mean she's an insignificant character tho, she's pretty much the one who helped Junchu and Sansan to be harmonious, she also looks friendly at first but later she can't accept seeing them happy (I really like her gaze from the attic), so she tries to get Junchu back and that's mean by becoming an evil ghost.
I'm glad that Sansan and Junchu had a chance to smile happily together before the film ends for good.