Hong Kong Synopsis
非分熟女
A woman with a seemingly ideal life, Siu Man is abandoned by her husband partly due to her fear of intimacy. After several life crises, she decides to reboot her life by taking over her father’s restaurant. Siu Man eventually finds herself attracted to her new chef, a free spirit who treats cooking as serious philosophy. Tired of the shackles she placed on herself, Siu Man embarks on a journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.
The 2018–2020 Hong Kong Window
27 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Lady Improper sits at position #23.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lady Improper premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #740 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (11th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #282 of 311 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, French |
| Production Companies | River Vision Company Limited, JCE Movies |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | April 4, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9838372 |
| Official Site | www.emp.hk |