Three Love Affairs

Overview

Hong Kong was quickly becoming industrialised in the 1960s. The market was hungry for female labourers with a grasp of crafting skills. In addition to being wives and mothers, many women entered the labour market at that time. This ‘streamlined comedy' (as it was advertised) is called Three Love Affairs, but the main action is centred on the lovers played by Ting Ying and Cheung Yee. In order to make themselves more appealing, the factory girl pretends to be the daughter of a successful businessman, while the chauffeur pretends to be from a wealthy family. Their relationship is fraught with worry and anxiety, because they are confused about their own identities, and have not yet come to terms with themselves and their lives. With the support of the Manufacturers' Association, the film was shot on location at an actual factory, evidencing a prosperous period in Hong Kong's industrial history.

Directed by Mok Hong-See

Top cast

Ting Ying

Yeung Wai-fong

C

Cheung Yee

Tao Wai-lun

Lam Yim

Lau Yuet-Kwai

Cheung Ying-Tsoi

Ng Kam-Ying

Helena Law Lan

Wong Yuk-Mui

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Lee Hak

Kong Keung

Lee Pang-Fei

Lei Kwok-Choi

Yuen Lap-Cheung

Uncle Mau

Chan Lap-Ban

Auntie Mao

Fung Wai-Man

Mrs Lei

C

Chow Wai-Fong

Lam Fei-Fei, Lei's Mistress

Lam Yuen

Gambling Partner

Ho Pak-Kwong

Gambling Partner

Hoh Wan

Kei, Laundry Shop Operator

Fung Ming

Pawnshop Patron

Lau Chun

Waiting at Toilet

Tang Cheung

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