Hong Kong Synopsis
紅玫瑰白玫瑰
Chronicles the love life of a man, Zhenbao. He has a steamy fling with the wife of a friend, the saucy and exciting Red Rose. Even though he feels happy with her, he knows he will not end up with her. To maintain his reputation, he marries an antiseptic, frigid but classy lady of a prim and proper background. Dissonance abound when he finds his bride irritating.
The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window
Red Rose White Rose holds position #30 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Red Rose White Rose premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Hong Kong films in 1994.
The 411th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 33% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 33th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #302 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #132 of 311 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | First Films Organisation, Golden Flare Films Co., Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | December 9, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0110053 |