"The Butterfly Lovers" is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair of lovers, Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai, whose names form the title of the story. The title is often abbreviated to Liang Zhu and often regarded as the Chinese equivalent of "Romeo and Juliet". 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. Edit Translation
- English
- Română
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: 梁祝
- Also Known As: Liang Zhu , The Lovers
- Screenwriter & Director: Tsui Hark
- Screenwriter: Sharon Hui
- Genres: Historical, Romance
Cast & Credits
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![Nicky Wu in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)]( "Nicky Wu in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)")
Nicky Wu Main Role -
![Charlie Yeung in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)]( "Charlie Yeung in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)")
Charlie Yeung Main Role -
![Peter Ho in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)]( "Peter Ho in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)")
Peter HoTing Wang Chun [Student]Support Role -
![Vickey Liu in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)]( "Vickey Liu in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)")
Vickey Liu[Academic lady]Support Role -
![Suen Hing in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)]( "Suen Hing in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)")
Suen HingRuo Xu [Monk]Support Role -
![Elvis Tsui in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)]( "Elvis Tsui in The Butterfly Lovers Hong Kong Movie (1994)")
Elvis Tsui[Zhu Ying Tai's father]Support Role
Reviews
Romantic and tragic
I watched this version of the Butterfly Lovers per AccentedCinema's recommendation. It's such a beautifully tragic story and I think this movie was a concise rendition that neither dragged the story out nor diluted it by over-simplification. There were attempts to add humor and depth to the relationships and I consider both done successfully.The actors did a good job and while I'm not used to listening to Cantonese since I rarely watch Hong Kong films, I really loved the way they spoke. It just sounded so melodic and nice to the ears.
The production quality is alright....until they try to do special effects! hehe...it was very basic and when you remember this was 1994, it gets a bit awkward but honestly, it didn't redact from the emotional impact of the story.
The actress looks so beautiful in the costumes. The scenery is so gorgeous. The music is melancholic and touching. The whole story has such a romantic air to it. In fact, in many ways, they don't make movies like these anymore where the most important element of the film is the elevation of the human interactions that are being commented on. I wish they made more romance movies like this. It felt cozy and ethereal at once and I honestly enjoyed watching this more than films with much higher production value but vapid stories.
If you can find it, it's definitely worth a watch.
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