Between Tears and Laughter

1964 film

Between Tears and Laughter

Traditional Chinese| 故都春夢
Literal meaning| happy/sad predestined marriage
Hanyu Pinyin| Gù Dū Chūn Mèng
Directed by| Lo Chen
Written by| Chin Hung
Tu Wei
Produced by| Run Run Shaw
Starring| Li Li-Hua, Kwan Shan, Ivy Ling Po
Distributed by| Shaw Brothers Studio

Release date

* 17 January 1964 (1964-01-17)

Running time

| 137 minutes
Country| Hong Kong
Language| Mandarin
Budget| HK$ 1,200,000[1]

Between Tears and Laughter is a 1964 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lo Chen.[2] Set in Republic of China (1912–49) era Peking (Beiping), the story revolves around a college student (Kwan Shan) and three young women: a wealthy daughter of a government bureaucrat, a traditional singer in a band (both portrayed by Li Li-Hua) and a street kung-fu/acrobat performer (Ivy Ling Po).

The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

## Cast

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* Diana Chang Chung Wen
* Paul Chang
* Chen Li-li
* Chen Yen-yen
* Chiang Kuang Chao
* Chin Han
* Chin Ping
* Ching Miao as General
* Fan Mei Sheng
* Fang Yin
* Feng Yi
* Kao Pao-shu
* Han Ying-Chieh
* Peter Chen Ho
* Julia Hsia
* Margaret Hsing
* King Hu
* Kao Chao
* Kao Yuen
* Carrie Ku Mei
* Ku Feng as Taoist priest
* Kwan Shan
* Lan Wei Lieh
* Lee Ching
* Li Kun
* Li Li-Hua
* Li Ting
* Li Ying
* Li Yunzhong
* Ivy Ling Po
* Ouyang Sha-fei
* Peng Peng
* Tien Feng
* Pat Ting Hung
* Margaret Tu Chuan
* Wang Hao
* Allison Chang Yen
* Angela Yu Chien
* Yu Wen-hua

## Awards

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Year | Award | Category | Name | Result

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1965  | 3rd Golden Horse Awards | Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress | Li Li-hua | Won
Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor | Ching Miao | Won

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 37th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "新啼笑姻緣 上下集首都今天映" (in Traditional Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. 23 February 1964. p. 15\. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
2. ^ "Between Tears and Laughter". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

## External links

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* Xin ti xiao yin yuan at IMDb
* HK Cinemagic entry
* Between Tears and Smiles at allmovie.com
* Between Tears and Laughter aka Between Tears and Smiles (1964) at dianying.com
* Between Tears and Laughter (1964) at senscritique.com
* Between Tears and Laughter at filmaffinity.com
* Film at letterboxd.com

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Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1959–2000|

* For Better, for Worse (1959)
* The Enchanting Shadow (1960)
* The Love Eterne (1963)
* Between Tears and Laughter (1964)
* Come Drink with Me (1966)
* The Arch (1969)
* The Last Tempest 1976)
* Raining in the Mountain (1979)
* Homecoming (1984)
* Painted Faces (1989)
* Eight Taels of Gold (1990)
* Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
* Farewell My Concubine (1993)
* The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994)
* Summer Snow (1995)
* Hu-Du-Men (1996)
* Made in Hong Kong (1998)
* Ordinary Heroes (1999)
* In the Mood for Love (2000)

2001–present|

* Fulltime Killer (2001)
* The Touch (2002)
* Infernal Affairs (2003)
* Running on Karma (2004)
* Perhaps Love (2005)
* The Banquet (2006)
* Exiled (2007)
* Painted Skin (2008)
* Prince of Tears (2009)
* Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
* A Simple Life (2011)
* Life Without Principle (2012)
* The Grandmaster (2013)
* The Golden Era (2014)
* To the Fore (2015)
* Port of Call (2016)
* Mad World (2017)
* Operation Red Sea (2018)
* The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019)
* Better Days (2020)
* Zero to Hero (2021)
* Where the Wind Blows (2022)
* A Light Never Goes Out (2023)
* Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

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