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Love of the White Snake (1978)

Love of the White Snake poster
Original title
真白蛇傳
Directed by
Si-Ma Ke, Choi Dong-joon
Genre
fantasy
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A white snake spirit takes human form and falls in love with a kind pharmacist. Their romance is challenged by supernatural forces and human prejudice.

romanticfantasticalfolkloricdramaticvisually classicemotionaltragicmagical

What happens

Love of the White Snake (Traditional Chinese: 真白蛇傳 Chinese: 真白色传) is a 1978 Hong Kong fantasy romance film. Directed by Chen Chi-hwa, the film is an adaptation of the Chinese folklore Legend of the White Snake. The film stars Brigitte Lin as Madame White Snake (Bai Suzhen), Chin Tse-Min as the Green Snake (Xiao Qing), and Charlie Chin as pharmacist Xu Xian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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