In this melodramatic Chinese film from Wang Chao, the only interesting spin is that the old man is an intellectual long exiled to the country by Mao's fascistic henchmen during the Cultural Revolution. Once they've seen Paree, you can't keep them down on the farm -- especially in emerging China, where twentysomething Li Yan Hong (Tian Yuan) has ventured to the big city and, like many country girls before her, found work in a house of ill repute. In this spin, she smiles and a whole lot more as an escort at a Vegas-style karaoke club.

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