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The Three Smiles (1969)

The Three Smiles poster
Original title
三笑
Directed by
Yueh Feng
Genre
comedy, romance, music
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic musical comedy from 1969 Hong Kong. A young scholar meets a beautiful woman and pursues her through a series of charming misunderstandings.

lightheartedromanticmusicalwhimsicalupbeatclassictheatricalmelodic

What happens

The Three Smiles (San xiao, simplified/traditional Chinese:三笑) is a 1969 Mandarin-language Hong Kong film, directed by Yueh Feng. It is considered the last film of the huangmei opera films golden age. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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