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Opened September 28, 2012
1 hr 33 min
NR
A second rate movie producer (Chapman To) must go to extraordinary lengths in order to finance his latest film Confessions of Two Concubines, a softcore extravaganza set to star an actress well past her prime – all as his personal life unravels around him. Full synopsis
Cast: Chapman To, Ronald Cheng, Dada Chan, Susan Shaw, Kristal Tin
Director: Pang Ho-cheung
Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy

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new form of comedy

by mmzoom

It lived up to it's Chinese title A Vulgar Comedy. There are a lot, i do mean alot of Chinese swearing words in this movie that are so part of the Chinese culture and they are very funny This movie...

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Los Angeles Times

Even amid the naughty flourishes, with Vulgaria, Pang again shows himself to be a wise, playful chronicler of modern life. Read full review

NPR

| Mark Jenkins

Reportedly, the movie's humor relies heavily on Cantonese slang and profanity, which will be lost on most American viewers. But Quin's rapid-fire bilingualism gives some sense of the movie's verbal dexterity. Read full review

Washington Post

| Michael O'Sullivan

The movie Vulgaria is not one for the kiddies. Then again, the description "for mature audiences" doesn't seem right either. The Hong Kong comedy, a broad, cartoonish -- and decidedly filthy -- satire of moviemaking is as sophomoric as they come. It's also pretty funny, in an unapologetically over-the-top way. Read full review

Slant Magazine

| Chuck Bowen

Pang Ho-cheung can't help but humanize Vulgaria's characters, which is a kiss of death for what's meant to be a farce of escalating obscenity. Read full review