Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lovers easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lovers violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Lovers end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Lovers

Name: The Lovers
Genre: Romance, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1994
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei, Nicky Wu, Carrie Ng Ka-Lai, Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong, Lau Shun

Life is fleeting as a butterfly.

Directed by Tsui Hark

Produced by Film Workshop, Paragon Films

1994107 min7.3 / 10

A delicate period romance about forbidden love across class lines, told with lyrical melancholy and the bittersweet awareness that beauty and connection are fleeting.

In 337 A.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.

Clusters

Long-Distance Love Stories Love Beyond Time and Flesh Historical Movies Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Romance Drama Family Fantasy

Keywords

Lovers 1st Century

Questions people ask

Is The Lovers scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Lovers sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Lovers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Lovers violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does The Lovers end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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