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The Young Ones (1973)

The Young Ones poster
Original title
彩雲飛
Directed by
Li Hsing
Genre
romance
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man falls in love with a physically frail woman. She later dies. He then meets another woman who looks similar to her.

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What happens

The Young Ones (traditional Chinese: 彩雲飛; simplified Chinese: 彩云飞; pinyin: Cǎiyún Fēi; lit. 'flying rosy clouds') is a 1973 Taiwanese film, spoken in Mandarin. The film was adapted into screenplay by Chang Yung-hsiang from the novel of the similar Chinese name by Chiung Yao. It was directed by Li Hsing. It stars Chen Chen and Alan Tang. The music was conducted by Tso Hung-yuan. In the film, the man falls in love with a physically frail woman, who later dies. Then he meets another woman, who looks similar to her. Chiung Yao's novels, Caiyun Fei and Hai'ou Fei Chu (海鷗飛處), were adapted into one 1980s television series, Hai'ou fei chu caiyun fei (海鷗飛處彩雲飛) (English: Seagulls Soaring In Iridescent Clouds). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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