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Release Date:
November 10, 1960
Original Title:
玉樓三鳳
Alternate Titles:
Between Tears and Laughter
Production Companies:
Cathay Organisation
Motion Picture & General Investment Co., Ltd.
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 102
This is the story of three ladies who live together in an apartment in Hong Kong and what happens to them. First, there is Shuxian, whose husband left her and has a son in the hospital who can't walk. Then, there is Meifen, a romance novelist who pines for a deceased lover and, finally Manli, a young lady with some sass who is expecting a visit from Mr. Zheng, a man she has been a pen pal with for a year. She also has been dating someone else, not happily. The film goes through all three lives.
Art Direction:
Boyi Fei
Cinematography:
Tong Zhen
Costume Design:
Zhiliang Wang
Director:
Tang Huang
Editor:
Wang Zhao-Xi
Makeup Artist:
Fong Yuen
Music:
Kei Seung-Tong
Production Office Assistant:
Chi-Chung Liu
Sound Recordist:
Hsieh Ping Yin
Writer:
Wang Liu-Chao
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