《胭脂扣》是李碧华的小说中第一部被改编后搬上银幕的,它的巨大成功也奠定了李碧华此后多部作品的改编。本片由香港著名导演关锦鹏指导,梅艳芳与张国荣主演,关锦鹏由于细腻的风格对和女性命运的关注被誉为香港的“女性电影大师”。1984年底,他的第一部作品《女人心》就出手不凡,成功打入香港电影圈,成为当年少数的高票房导演。此后的《胭脂扣》、《三个女人的故事》、《红玫瑰与白玫瑰》 “Rouge buckle” is the first of Li Bihua’s novels to be put on the screen after its adaptation. Its great success has also laid the foundation for the adaptation of Li Bihua’s later works. The film directed by Hong Kong famous director Guan Jinpeng, Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung starring, Kwan Kam-peng due to the delicate style and the fate of the concern of women as Hong Kong “female movie master ”. By the end of 1984, his first work, “Women’s Heart,” made an exceptionally successful entry into the Hong Kong film industry and became the highest box office director of the year. Since then, “Rouge buckle”, “The story of three women,” “Red Rose and white rose”