Hong Kong Synopsis
梁祝
“Life is fleeting as a butterfly.”
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.
The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window
71 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Lovers sits at position #16.
Other Titles From Film Workshop
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lovers premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #174 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Romance productions specifically: #27 of 134 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Film Workshop, Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | August 13, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0110340 |