| The Love Eterne | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 梁山伯與祝英台 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁山伯与祝英台 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Li Han Hsiang | ||||||||||
| Written by | Li Han Hsiang | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw | ||||||||||
| Starring | Betty Loh Ti Ivy Ling Po | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Tadashi Nishimoto | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung | ||||||||||
| Music by | Zhou Lanping | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||
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Running time | 122 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
The Love Eterne is a 1963 Hong Kong musical film of the Huangmei opera genre directed by Li Han Hsiang. An adaptation of the Chinese legend of the Butterfly Lovers, it tells of the doomed romance between the male Liang Shanbo (portrayed by actress Ivy Ling Po, who also sang the character's vocals) and the cross-dressed female Zhu Yingtai (Betty Loh Ti, with singing dubbed by Tsin Ting).
The film won 6 awards at the 2nd Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, including Best Picture. It was also selected as Hong Kong's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences