The Joy of Spring (1966)
Original title: 歡樂青春
The Joy of Spring is a 1966 Chinese-language music movie directed by Lo Chen, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Chin Ping, Kiu Chong and Alison Chang Yen.
The film tells the story of Xing Yonghui, a rich girl who has fun with her painter boyfriend Du Shaohua and her classmates. Chen Xiaoping and Guo Dawei fall in love and want to elope, but they are prevented from doing so; Du Shaohua and Li Zhongting fall in love with each other over a painting, causing Xing Yonghui's unhappiness, and Xing Yonghui crashes a car into a rock and wants to die together, causing serious injuries to Du Shaohua and Li Zhongting; Xing Yonghui's suicide is prevented by her shame, but Li Zhongting does not care about the past suspicion, and the two of them recover from the injuries and perform with their classmates on the same day as they had planned to do so.
Quick answers
What is The Joy of Spring about?
The film tells the story of Xing Yonghui, a rich girl who has fun with her painter boyfriend Du Shaohua and her classmates. Chen Xiaoping and Guo Dawei fall in love and want to elope, but they are prevented from doing so; Du Shaohua and Li Zhongting fall in love with each other over a painting, causing Xing Yonghui's unhappiness, and Xing Yonghui crashes a car into a rock and wants to die together, causing serious injuries to Du Shaohua and Li Zhongting; Xing Yonghui's suicide is prevented by her shame, but Li Zhongting does not care about the past suspicion, and the two of them recover from the injuries and perform with their classmates on the same day as they had planned to do so.
When was The Joy of Spring released?
The Joy of Spring was released on 22 December 1966.
How long is The Joy of Spring?
The Joy of Spring runs 1h 44m.
Who made The Joy of Spring?
The Joy of Spring was directed by Lo Chen.
Cast
- Chin Ping as Chen Hsiao-Ping
- Kiu Chong as David Luo Da-Wei
- Alison Chang Yen as Zhang Yan
- Margaret Hsing Hui as Hsing Yong-Hui
- Lee Ting
- Chin Han as Tu Shao-Hwa
- Ha Yee-Chau as Classmate
- Fang Ying as Classmate
- Chiu Sam-Yin
- Lydia Shum Tin-Ha as Classmate
- Violet Pan Ying-Zi as Classmate
- Ivy Ling Po as Herself [cameo]