Confessions of an Opium Eater
Summary:
Very freely based upon the book by Thomas DeQuincey, Confessions of an Opium Eater is set in San Francisco during the Tong Wars of the 1800s. Lotus is one of a group of women kidnapped from China and brought to the United States, where they are to be traded in exchange for precious opium. Fortunately, Lotus and her compatriots are rescued by mysterious benefactors and are spi... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Philip Ahn - (Ching Foon)
Ralph Ahn - (Wah Chan)
Vincent Barbi - (Captain)
Eleanor Boardman - (Small-town Girl)
Terence de Marney - (Scrawny Man)
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Review:
Confessions of an Opium Eater could hardly be called a good movie -- and yet it is enormously fascinating. Make no mistake -- Confessions is overblown, muddled, and bizarre. Many of its characters are offensively stereotyped, and the dialogue alters between fortune cookie aphorisms and shallow philosophical ramblings. The plot is drawn from p... Continue >>
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