Sex and the Emperor Lucasfilm As the lazy days pass

As the lazy days pass by

Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend)

But the wisecracking

and featuring splendid work by Dorothy McGuire and Joan Blondell

painterly style by master cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa

Sex and the Emperor Lucasfilm As the lazy days passSet at the highest levels of imperial China, Sex and the Emperor is full of palace intrigue and lots lots of sex. (And a bit of torture.) Sex and the Emperor is a lavish and provocative entry in Hong Kong's infamous Category III cinema, blending historical drama, erotic spectacle, and darkly comic intrigue into a decadent portrait of power and excess within the imperial court. Directed by Sherman Wong, the film dives headfirst into the hedonistic