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The Three Loves

1956 · 98 min

A gentle, wistful anthology of love stories told through flashbacks, blending warmth and melancholy with a measured, reflective pace.

Directed by
Li Ping-Qian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fu Che, Hsia Moon, Mao Mei
Overview
Li's direction and Jin Yong's script always go hand-in-hand with each other. This time, their collaboration sparks again as the film seamlessly brings three short stories together through three different segments of flashbacks. Yin Zhaozong (Bao Fong) is an amour fou falling in love with a girl much younger than him. Instead, Yu Baicheng (Fu Che) is a playboy trapped by his three girlfriends. The bartender (Chiao Chuang), however, tells them how he and his wife are blessed by true love. The film not only displays Li's sensitivity to narrative structure but also his ability to cast the most suited actors for their respective roles, as such Mao Mei had a chance to demonstrate her dance talent for her debut in this movie.

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Directed by
Li Ping-Qian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fu Che, Hsia Moon, Mao Mei
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • memory
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Li Ping-Qian
Written by
Louis Cha
Starring
Fu Che, Hsia Moon, Mao Mei, Chuang Chiao, Betty Loh Ti
Runtime
98 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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