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That's Adultery!

Name: That's Adultery!
Director: Li Han-Hsiang
Released: 1975
Duration: 101 min

Representation Score

5.2/10

Fair

1975

Director

Li Han-Hsiang

Runtime

101 minutes

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Li Han-hsiang’s anthology breaks from the conservative social structures of its era by emphasizing individual desires over social conformity. The film shifts away from traditional melodrama to explore the complexities of human transgressions. Although the film does not engage with contemporary issues such as LGBTQ+ or disability representation, it advances by dismantling patriarchal stability. The stories revolve around characters who sidestep traditional domestic roles. Ultimately, the film serves as a narrative shift toward moral relativism. It replaces the archetype of the stable patriarch with tales of deception and female autonomy.

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Category Breakdown

Does That's Adultery! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on heterosexual affairs and does not include any characters with non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does That's Adultery! portray gender?

Good

Women play a significant role in manipulating their husbands, which challenges traditional gender hierarchies by showing that male authority can be easily bypassed by female autonomy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is That's Adultery!?

Fair

The cast is ethnically uniform, providing a non-Western perspective on romance that contrasts with the typical Anglo-Saxon narratives of the time.

How does That's Adultery! represent religion and culture?

Good

The film explores scandalous behaviors through a lens of pleasure rather than sin, challenging rigid moral codes by adopting a more flexible approach to social conduct.

Does That's Adultery! include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities mentioned in the film.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender hierarchies by highlighting female autonomy and manipulation of male figures.
Offers a non-Western perspective on romance and morality, moving away from typical Anglo-Saxon narratives.
Explores moral relativism by focusing on the complexities of human transgressions.

Limited or Absent

Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender expressions.
Lacks characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Renowned director Li Han-hsiang writes and directs the anthology film of four sexy , salacious and scandalous stories . There’s a general’s sedan-chair bearer who dallies with each of the soldier’s four wives until he suffers the fate of Samson , a Japanese pot maker molds his wife’s lover , a courtesan who fools her drunken husband , and a scissors shop owner’s wife who has too many lovers to cut . It is four helpings of lascivious , lewd and libidinous pleasures .

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