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The Love Eterne

1963 · 122 min

A dreamy, tragic opera romance that unfolds with gentle pacing and heartfelt emotion, blending lush music with a bittersweet tale of love and loss.

Directed by
Li Han-Hsiang
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
Starring
Betty Loh Ti, Ivy Ling Po, Yam Kit
Overview
In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university.

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Directed by
Li Han-Hsiang
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
Starring
Betty Loh Ti, Ivy Ling Po, Yam Kit
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • fate
  • grief
  • class
Places
  • school
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism4
Romance9
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
music, drama, romance
Directed by
Li Han-Hsiang
Written by
Li Han-Hsiang
Starring
Betty Loh Ti, Ivy Ling Po, Yam Kit, Li Kun, Chen Yanyan, Ching Miao, Kao Pao-Shu, Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Music
Zhou Lan-Ping
Cinematography
Tadashi Nishimoto
Runtime
122 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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