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The Lovers

The Lovers

1994 · 107 min · ZH · 6.9 (20 votes)
Dir. Tsui Hark · Starring Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei, Nicky Wu, Carrie Ng Ka-Lai, Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong, Lau Shun, Sun Xing · Music William Wu Wai-Lap

“Life is fleeting as a butterfly.”

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In 3A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man, but their short love affair ends in disaster.

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A tender, yet heartbreaking tale of young love set against a backdrop of rigid societal expectations. It feels like a whispered secret, a fleeting dream that dissolves with the dawn, leaving behind a bittersweet ache.

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