The Love Eterne (1963)

Original title

梁山伯與祝英台

Directed by

Li Han-hsiang

Genre

Peking opera, musical film, Huangmei opera

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman disguises herself as a man to attend school, where she falls in love with a male classmate. Their romance faces obstacles from family and society, leading to a sorrowful ending.

tragicromanticmusicalfast-pacedornatepoeticdramaticbittersweet

What happens

The Love Eterne is a 1963 Hong Kong musical film of the Huangmei opera genre directed by Li Han Hsiang. An adaptation of the Chinese legend of the Butterfly Lovers, it tells of the doomed romance between the male Liang Shanbo (portrayed by actress Ivy Ling Po, who also sang the character's vocals) and the cross-dressed female Zhu Yingtai (Betty Loh Ti, with singing dubbed by Tsin Ting). The film won 6 awards at the 2nd Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, including Best Picture. It was also selected as Hong Kong's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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