The Love Eterne

Based On “Butterfly Lovers”

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.

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Release date:

1963

Director:

Li Han-hsiang

Cast:

Betty Loh, Ivy Ling Po, John Law, Chen Yanyan

Genre:

Musical, Huangmei opera, Peking opera

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Year page:

1963 in adaptations