The Lovers (1994)

  • NR
  • 08/13/1994 (HK)
  • Romance, Drama, Family, Fantasy
  • 1h 47m

Life is fleeting as a butterfly.

Overview

In 3A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man, but their short love affair ends in disaster.

Tsui Hark

Writer, Director

Sharon Hui

Writer

Cast

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei's headshot

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

Chu Ying Tai
Nicky Wu's headshot

Nicky Wu

Liang Shan Po
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai's headshot

Carrie Ng Ka-Lai

Ying Tai's Mother
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong's headshot

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Ying Tai's Father
Lau Shun's headshot

Lau Shun

Cheung-Kwai
Sun Xing's headshot

Sun Xing

Monk
Hau Bing-Ying's headshot

Hau Bing-Ying

Ingenue
Linda Liu's headshot

Linda Liu

Madam Yuen

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