The Mirror and the Lichee
新陳三五娘
Synopsis
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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The Mirror And The Lichee (1966) Shaw Brothers **Official Trailer** 新陳三五娘Official
Type: Trailer • Published 2014-02-26
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Ivy Ling Po
Chen Bo Qing / Chen San
Fang Ying
Huang Bi Jun / Wu Niang
Alison Chang Yen
Yi Chun
Lee Ying
Master Huang
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Madam Huang
Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Chun Tao
Pang Pang
Huang Gui
Lui Ming
Master Lin Da Xiong
Wu Ma
Lin Fu
Tien Feng
Master Lu
Shum Lo
Uncle Li
Hao Li-Jen
Master Lu's Servant
On Wai-Lin
Master Huang's Son
Chan Ho
Tutor Meng
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kao Li
- Screenplay & Story
- Chen Die-Yi
- Original Score
- Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
- Original Title
- 新陳三五娘
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Production Studios
- Shaw Brothers
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kao Li
Chen Die-Yi
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Run Run Shaw
Department Leadership Roster
Kao Li
Director
Chen Die-Yi
Writer
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Original Music Composer
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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.
Who directed The Mirror and the Lichee?
The Mirror and the Lichee was directed by Kao Li.
Who stars in The Mirror and the Lichee?
The principal cast of The Mirror and the Lichee includes Ivy Ling Po, Fang Ying, Alison Chang Yen, Lee Ying, Ou-Yang Sha-Fei.
When was The Mirror and the Lichee released and how long is it?
The Mirror and the Lichee was released in 1967 with a total runtime of 1h 37m.
Who composed the musical score for The Mirror and the Lichee?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Mirror and the Lichee was composed by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren.