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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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25-Jul-2024, 11:12 AM

The Vengeful Beauty - 1978 - 6/10
AKA - Xue fu Rong // 血芙蓉

Straight off, evil is afoot. Bookshops are raided, books burned, booksellers beheaded.
Their families, too. And the writers, and the publishers, and proofreaders.
The emperor does not like criticism, let alone readers, for that matter.
On a pilgrimage to honor her old master, Yung is away when her family is massacred.
Fleeing, she receives help from a fellow student, as well as a repentant assassin.
In pursuit, the Flying Guillotine squad!
Of course, swordplay abounds, including one topless fight.
Camera work is creative throughout, from angles to perspectives.