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The Happy Trio (1975)

Original title: 雙星伴月

1975-02-08 · CN
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Following the lives of three downtrodden but resilient outcasts, John Lo Mar's gritty social drama paints a sense of realism rarely seen in Hon Kong movies. Li Ching - the best actress of her era - play Ah Chiao is a girl from a rural village stranded in the city, who befriends a kind-hearted transient and a retired actor. They are poor, but they are happy. Although her fortune changes for the better when she becomes a singer, she ultimately learns money can't buy happiness.

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Szeto OnWriterJohn Law MaDirectorShu LanWriter

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Ching LeeChing LeeAh JiaoYau FungYau FungBlockheadWang ShaWang ShaUncleTang ChingTang ChingGao Zhi RenKu Chiu-ChinKu Chiu-ChinMs SuLily Leung Shun-YinLily Leung Shun-YinJiao's pose instructorJoseph KooJoseph KooJiao's pianistYeung KeiYeung KeiGao's wifeLam YuenLam YuenGao's friend

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference349698Actor preference349649 · 350057 · 353856Country preferenceHkDecade preference1970

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Following the lives of three downtrodden but resilient outcasts, John Lo Mar's gritty social drama paints a sense of realism rarely seen in Hon Kong movies. Li Ching - the best actress of her era - play Ah Chiao is a girl from a rural village stranded in the city, who befriends a kind-hearted transient and a retired actor. They are poor, but they are happy. Although her fortune changes for the better when she becomes a singer, she ultimately learns money can't buy happiness.