香魂女

香二嫂（斯琴高娃 饰）是一位精明能干的女掌柜。她经营的香油厂获得了日本女商人的投资，可谓生意兴隆。但是，她有时也会黯然神伤，因为相夫教子令她寸断肝肠。老伴（雷恪生 饰）腿部有残疾是个酒鬼，孩子是天生的智障，这样的打击令她承受了巨大的精神压力。她唯一快乐的便是跟情人（陈宝国 饰）在一起的时光，但是他的怯懦与怕事，让她的希望逐渐破灭…… 　　为了给傻儿子讨一个好媳妇，她曾试图让媒婆牵线搭桥，但是应征的姑娘大多相中的是她的家产。最后，她出下策生生地拆散了一对情投意合的恋人，用金钱逼迫善良的女孩环环（伍宇娟 饰）就范。然而，事情的发展却远远出乎她的意料…… 　　本片获得1993年第43届柏林电影节最佳影片金熊奖。If money can't buy happiness, can it at least buy control over others? Xiang is hard-working, running a small sesame oil business. Her husband is lazy and drinks; her son is blood simple. When Japanese investors provide capital to expand Xiang's business, she has the wealth to raise her social standing and buy a wife for her son, Dunzi. When money and a forceful personality fail to bend others to her will, including daughter-in-law Huanhuan, Xiang must find another way to tranquillity.