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Release Year1967
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageMandarin
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, History, Romance
Votes1
DirectorKao Li
WritersChen Die-Yi
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Mirror and the Lichee
About The Mirror and the Lichee
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.
Directed by Kao Li, The Mirror and the Lichee leans on a strong ensemble — Ivy Ling Po, Fang Ying, Alison Chang Yen — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1967.
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