The Mirror and the Lichee ( 1967 )

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Ivy Ling Po

Chen Bo Qing / Chen San

Fang Ying

Huang Bi Jun / Wu Niang

Alison Chang Yen

Yi Chun

Lee Ying

Master Huang

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Madam Huang

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Chun Tao

Pang Pang

Huang Gui

Lui Ming

Master Lin Da Xiong

Wu Ma

Lin Fu

Tien Feng

Master Lu

Shum Lo

Uncle Li

Hao Li-Jen

Master Lu's Servant

On Wai-Lin

Master Huang's Son

Chan Ho

Tutor Meng