Underplayed Gems

The Coin (1963)

The Coin poster
Original title
一毛錢
Directed by
Li Han-hsiang
Genre
drama
Country
British Hong Kong
Runtime
2h 01m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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How it feels

A virtuous dance hall girl meets a young intern after a minor street collision involving a coin. Their romance faces family opposition and a tragic misunderstanding over money, leading to a heartbreaking end.

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What happens

《一毛錢》()是1964年邵氏公司出品的一部香港文藝愛情黑白電影,由李翰祥執導,李麗華、張仲文、關山及張沖主演。電影講述潔身自愛的歌場女子有著不同的愛情結局與遭遇。本片榮獲第3屆金馬獎最佳黑白攝影獎。 舞女葉蘭(李麗華 飾)辦完年貨回家,不料被冒失的實習醫生李子文(關山 飾)撞到,趕忙收拾被撞跌的東西。回家後,葉蘭赫然發現屬於男方的一毛錢,而雙方亦因為這一毛錢而結下了緣份。在一次火警後二人的感情更進一步,可惜好事多磨,婚姻遭到子文家長反對,男方更被父母軟禁。另一邊廂,子文的同事小丁(張沖 飾)與同為舞女的王麗娟(張仲文 飾)戀情發展順利,宣佈結婚。葉蘭失去子文後生活拮据,昔日舞客梁雨農(楊志卿 飾)贈予二十萬元,雖然葉蘭回絕,但卻被剛好出現的子文看到而誤會蘭拜金,二人戀情悲劇收場。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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