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The Mirror and the Lichee (1967)

Original title: 新陳三五娘

1967-11-09 · 1h 37m · ZH
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Movie queen Ivy Ling Po is ideally cast as a male scholar in this historical Huangmei Opera romance. It’s a tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty (played by Fang Ying). He polishes mirrors as a pretext to get closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him a bunch of lichees. From that point on the course of true love proves operatically rocky, complete with murder and suicide.

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Kao LiDirectorChen Die-YiWriter

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Ivy Ling PoIvy Ling PoChen Bo Qing/Chen SanFang YingFang YingHuang Bi Jun/Wu NiangAlison Chang YenAlison Chang YenYi ChunLee YingLee YingMaster HuangOu-Yang Sha-FeiOu-Yang Sha-FeiMadam HuangLydia Shum Tin-HaLydia Shum Tin-HaChun TaoPang PangPang PangHuang GuiLui MingLui MingMaster Lin Da XiongWu MaWu MaLin FuTien FengTien FengMaster LuShum LoShum LoUncle LiHao Li-JenHao Li-JenMaster Lu's servant

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What is The Mirror and the Lichee about?

Movie queen Ivy Ling Po is ideally cast as a male scholar in this historical Huangmei Opera romance. It’s a tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty (played by Fang Ying). He polishes mirrors as a pretext to get closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him a bunch of lichees. From that point on the course of true love proves operatically rocky, complete with murder and suicide.

How long is The Mirror and the Lichee?

The Mirror and the Lichee has a runtime of 97 minutes.