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The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong

1960
Romance
Drama
2h 6m
Robert Lomax tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their 'dates' who meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually he does hire one to model for him, but soon falls in love. But, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, and doesn't want to 'share' her. (imdb)
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The World of Suzie Wong

1960
Romance
Drama
2h 6m
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Rated 26 Jul 2010
34
13th
The only reason I would recommend this film is for the abundance of footage of 1960 Hong Kong. If it were honest, this would be a dark, dark film. Lomax treats Suzie--an illiterate teenage prostitute--terribly at times, and she's vengeful and duplicitous, like literally every single woman in the film. It's a big mess, and the filmmakers have attempted to reshape that story into a charming romance. So that part--the movie part I mean--is sort of pathetic and gross.
Rated 21 Mar 2012
73
32nd
First a novel, then a successful play, THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG seems to have lost something on the screen, and the overuse of lush Hong Kong location footage couldn't have helped, or Richard Quine's direction, both of which contribute to the sluggish pace--at 126 minutes, it's a good 20 minutes overlong. It does look good, though, and the solid acting and scripting show the story's inherent potential. William Holden is good, as is Nancy Kwan--in a better film she would've had a tour de force.

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