The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks 2008

Based on the classic Chinese novel “Jin Ping Mei,” written during the Ming Dynasty. The novel itself is the first full length Chinese fictional work to depict sexuality in explicit manner. The movie takes place during 1111-1127 and centers around Simon Qing, a corrupt social climber and lustful merchant who is wealthy enough to marry a consort of wives and concubines. Story is begin with the childhood of rich and powerful Simon Qing has been schooled in the ways of sex by his virile father, but is still a virgin. That is, until he meets his first love Violetta, who has fun with him all over his father’s estate. Their love does not last, so Simon embarks on a journey to, um, do something. Along the way he meets the comely nun Moon, who observes his manhood one evening by poking at it with a pair of chopsticks thus earning the film it’s English title. Simon deflowers her and marries her, after which he becomes enamored of the small-footed Golden Lotus, who’s married to dwarf and poor Wu Da-Lang. The two conspire to get rid of him, setting up another marriage for Simon.