Underplayed Gems

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
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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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