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金锁记 (2004) [TV] Douban
director: 穆德远 actor: 刘欣 / 邵峰
故事发生在清末民初,单纯的少女曹七巧(刘欣 饰)喜欢上了出身名门的姜家三少爷季泽(邵峰 饰),然而,门不当户不对的两人之间的这份感情注定不会开花结果。为了能够待在季泽的身边,曹七巧接受了哥哥安排的婚事,嫁给了季泽身患重病的哥哥仲泽,这让不明真相的季泽对曹七巧感到十分失望。
曹七巧婚后,季泽终日生活在痛苦之中,只能依靠花天酒地的放浪生活来排遣内心里的愤怒和寂寞。一天,曹七巧到青楼寻找季泽,两人发生了关系,曹七巧的腹中就此怀上了季泽的孩子。对于这个孩子,外界的流言纷飞,为了保护曹七巧,仲泽坚定的声称她腹中的就是自己的孩子。
The Greatest Wedding on Earth (1962) [Movie] NeoDB Douban
南北一家親
director: 王天林 actor: 丁皓 / 白露明
other title: 南北一家親 / 南北一家亲
南方人沈敬炳经营着一家粤菜馆,因为口味地道深受食客的青睐。一次偶然中,沈敬炳遇见了北方人李世普,两人因为误会而结了怨,更让沈敬炳感到生气的是,李世普竟然就在自己的餐馆对面开了一家京菜馆,这简直就是啪啪打自己的脸啊。
在两位老板争得你死我活之际,他们的孩子清文与曼玲却早已经坠入了情网,这两人的恋情当然遭到了双方家人的强烈反对,但陷入真爱的男女才不会因为这点阻挠就轻易退缩,最后只能是家长们选择妥协。哪知道在谈婚论嫁之际,两家人又因为聘礼谈不拢而险些大打出手,这婚到底是能结还是不能结呢?
The June Bride (1960) [Movie] NeoDB Douban
director: 唐煌 actor: 葛兰 / 张扬
other title: 六月新娘
葛蘭被譽為「最會演戲的女明星」,身為電懋當家花旦之一,《六月新娘》當然不會令觀眾失望。她飾演的汪丹林陪伴父親由日本返港,預備與青梅竹馬的愛人結婚,卻因為一點小風波,險些白白斷送了大好姻緣。張愛玲的劇本一如以往的細膩,人物豐富、立體,描寫女性心理固然到家,男角也不流於陪襯,每個角色的背後似乎都隱藏不少故事有待發掘。演員一貫表現稱職,尤其是喬宏的「老粗」形象甚為搶鏡。有葛蘭當然少不了歌舞,三首插曲各有味道,值得細意品嘗。
Unending Love (1947) [Movie] NeoDB Douban
director: 桑弧 actor: 陈燕燕 / 刘琼
other title: 不了情
某日,虞家茵(陈燕燕 饰)正在电影院门口等朋友,哪知道朋友有事不能来了,不愿独自一人的虞家茵将电影票转让给了偶遇的男子夏宗豫(刘琼 饰)。之后,虞家茵经人介绍来到了亭亭(彭朋 饰)家中担任她的家庭教师,亭亭的父亲常年在外工作聚少离多,母亲又体弱多病缠绵床榻,亭亭感到十分孤单。
某日,亭亭的父亲回来了,让虞家茵没有想到的是,此人竟然正是夏宗豫。随着时间的推移,夏宗豫渐渐爱上了善良聪敏的虞家茵,然而虞家茵始终坚守着道德的底线。早年抛弃了虞家茵的父亲回到了女儿身边,想让女儿给他找个工作,遭到了拒绝,怒从中来的男人开始四处散布虞家茵和夏宗豫的谣言,掀起了一场风波。
Long Live the Mistress! (1947) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
太太萬歲
director: Sang Hu actor: Jiang Tianliu / Zhang Fa
other title: 太太萬歲
A man who becomes wealthy starts to have an affair and though his wife knows of it, she says nothing. Soon, the affair starts to have consequences and his business falls apart while the man’s sister starts to have a relationship with the brother of his wife.
Flowers of Shanghai (1998) [Movie]
海上花
8.4 (5 ratings) director: Hou Hsiao-hsien actor: Tony Leung Chiu-wai / Michiko Hada
other title: 海上花 / フラワーズ・オブ・シャンハイ
At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.
Half a Lifelong Romance (情深缘起) (2020) [TV] Douban
part of TV Series: Half a Lifelong Romance
director: 杨亚洲 / 杨博 actor: 刘嘉玲 / 郑元畅
电视剧描述了上世纪三十年代旧上海一个跨越半生的爱情故事,故事的主线围绕顾曼桢(蒋欣 饰)展开,她来到一家工厂担任文员,与温和敦厚的同事沈世钧相识。两人在误会与互助中逐渐产生了情愫,但周围环境的复杂性和家庭的压力使得他们的爱情充满了波折。顾曼桢的姐姐曼璐(刘嘉玲 饰)为了家庭生计不得不嫁给祝鸿才(郭晓东 饰),一个老谋深算的人,为了留住丈夫的心甚至利用自己的亲妹妹顾曼桢借腹生子。沈家则希望沈世钧能够与石家大小姐石翠芝成亲,但翠芝却因缘际会爱上了世钧的好友许叔惠。旧上海的物欲横流中,每个人都在为生存和爱情而奋斗,而这些亲情、爱情和利益的交错,使得整个故事充满了戏剧性和紧张感。
多年后,曼桢与世钧再次相遇,他们的缘分居然如此阴差阳错。曼璐临终前托孤,曼桢为了孩子决定嫁给祝鸿才,而世钧则与翠芝相濡以沫,两对情侣在时间的洪流中重新相聚,但已经面目全非。尽管一切似乎已经无法回到从前,但真正的爱情经得起时间的淬炼,错误的轨迹也可能因爱的力量而修正。
The Greatest Love Affair on Earth (1964) [Movie] Douban
director: 王天林 actor: 白露明 / 钟情
other title: 南北喜相逢
导演:王天林
编剧:张爱玲
摄影:范杰
剪接:王朝曦
制片:王植波
监制:林永泰
出品:电懋
主演:梁醒波、刘恩甲、白露明、钟情
1964 / 黑白 / 111分钟

南北系列来到第三部,南北的分歧作为引子,戏剧的发展和冲突,主要来自梁醒波易弁而钗的“姑妈”身上。故事桥段脱胎自英国话剧《真假姑母》,刘恩甲反对女儿与广东人田青交往,被公司指派巴结来港投资地产的华侨女富商却正是田的姑妈。姑妈临时改期来港,田只好找来友人扮女人顶替,于是反串、误会、错摸、博懵、谎言……,祖师奶奶制造出一连串笑料,把闹剧进行到底。张爱玲看通香港的拜金现象,也深明戏剧的卖点,不但继续要梁醒波、刘恩甲打到滚地葫芦,还安排钟情、白露明泳装上场。姑妈的两位追求者是看钱份上,而两位女主角面对爱情,视作世界上最伟大的事业,最后得偿所愿成为“结婚员”。
金锁记 [Performance] Douban NeoDB
genre: Theater playwright: 张爱玲 / 王安忆
theater: 上海艺海剧院 director: 许鞍华 / 余健生 actor: 焦媛 / 李润祺



乱世时代,有多少人为了钱,白天谋杀自己的幸福,夜里放纵自己的情欲?
曹家为攀附权贵,把曹七巧(焦媛饰)嫁进豪门姜家,她丈夫是瘫病在床的姜二爷,七巧却钟情于三爷季泽(尹子维饰)。
封建家族的桎梏、勾心斗角的压迫、断送爱情的痛苦,七巧遭受生活上种种压抑,人格扭曲疯狂,找紧金钱,赔上子女的幸福,以报复来补偿那注定是悲剧的命运。
绚烂又沉重的金锁,锁住一代又一代,挣脱不了……

The Battle of Love (1957) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
情場如戰場
director: Griffin Yueh Feng actor: Linda Lin Dai / Yu Chin
other title: 情場如戰場 / Qing Chang Ru Zhan Chang
Yeh Wei-fang, a rich young lady, flirts with her suitors and hopes it would make Shi Rongsheng, the cousin she loves, angry. But Rongsheng doesn’t pay attention to that, and lectures her for lacking self-respect. Tao Wen-ping, Rongsheng's friend, gets to know Wei-fang. He invites her to go to the resort house borrowed from Rongsheng, but is fooled by her. Wen-ping gets to know Fang's sister, Wei-ling, by chance. Sharing common interests, Wei-ling grows a secret love for him. Wei-fang's home has a JP’s son as a guest. Rongsheng invites Wen-ping to join. Wei-fang knows that Wei-ling likes Wen-ping, but she shows intimacy towards him. Another guest, the antiquary Prof Ho Chi-hua, arrives, he is infatuated with Wei-fang. Wei-fang shows zeal for both, who in the end quarrel and fight. Wei-fang finally declares her love for Rongsheng under the pressure from Wen-ping and Chi-hua, who had a fight over her. Rongsheng's evasiveness proves weak for Wei-fang's quest for his love.