History Film / LoveIsAManySplendoredThing

* {{Yellowface}}: Jennifer Jones dons yellowface to portray Han Suyin. ''Sometimes.'' Sometimes she just looks like Jennifer Jones [[http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/709071/28093261/1552154712970/loveis-johnsuyin.png decided to just wear a]] {{Qipao}} for some reason.

* {{Yellowface}}: Jennifer Jones dons yellowface to portray Han Suyin. Sometimes. Sometimes she just looks like Jennifer Jones.

* {{Qipao}}: You can bet that Han Suyin is seen wearing one.

* MalignedMixedMarriage: Han Suyin's family and Chinese society as a whole ostracize her due to her relationshp with the Caucasian Mark Elliott. And as indicated by several snide comments, white society isn't too pleased either.

* MixedAncestryisAttractive: The film goes out of its way to state that Han Suyin is an exotic Eurasian beauty.

* SceneryPorn: Like ''Film/{{Sayonara}}'', another movie about a mixed race relationship set in an Asian country, the movie has some really lovely color photography.

Set in 1949–50 in Hong Kong during the Chinese Civil War, the film tells the story of married, but separated, American reporter Mark Elliott (Creator/WilliamHolden), who falls in love with Eurasian doctor Han Suyin (Creator/JenniferJones). Although they find happiness together, Han is ostracized and prejudiced by her family and by the greater Chinese community.

The film later inspired the 1967–73 Creator/{{CBS}} SoapOpera ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'' (notice that it's written without the hyphen), which at first was a sort of SpinOff that centered around Mia Elliott, the daughter of Mark and Han, going to San Francisco to live with her father's family; however, around half a year in the character was written out and the show focused afterwards on the Elliott and Donnelly families.

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''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Henry King, based on the 1952 autobiographical novel ''A Many-Splendoured Thing'' by Han Suyin.

Set in 1949–50 in Hong Kong during the Chinese Civil War, it tells the story of a married, but separated, American reporter Mark Elliott (Creator/WilliamHolden), who falls in love with an Eurasian doctor, Han Suyin (Creator/JenniferJones). Although they find happiness together, she is ostracized and prejudiced by her family the greater Chinese community.

The movie later inspired a television SoapOpera in 1967, ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'' (notice that it's written without the hyphen), that at first was a sort of SpinOff, as it centered on Mia Elliott, the daughter of Mark and Han, going to San Francisco to live with her father's family; however, around half a year later, the character was written off and the show onwards focused on the Elliott family.

* YourCheatingHeart: Mark is married, albeit separated, when he and Han begin dating.

* MalignedMixedMarriage: Han Suyin's family and Chinese society as a whole ostracize her due to her relationshp with the Caucasian Mark Elliott.
** As indicated by several snide comments, white society isn't too pleased either.

Nominated for eight {{Academy Award}}s, winning for Music/AlfredNewman's music score, Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster's TitleThemeTune, and Charles [=LeMaire=]'s costume design.

Nominated for eight {{Academy Award}}s, winning for Music/AlfredNewman's music score, Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster's TitleThemeTune, and Charles [=LeMaire=]'S costume design.

Music/AlfredNewman composed the music.

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''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' is a 1955 American drama-romance film directed by Henry King, based on the 1952 autobiographical novel ''A Many-Splendoured Thing'' by Han Suyin.

Set in 1949–50 in Hong Kong during the Chinese Civil War, it tells the story of a married, but separated, American reporter Mark Elliott (Creator/WilliamHolden), who falls in love with an Eurasian doctor, Han Suyin (Jennifer Jones). Although they find happiness together, she is ostracized and prejudiced by her family the greater Chinese community.

* {{Yellowface}}: Jennifer Jones dons yellowface to portray Han Suyin.

''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' is a 1955 American drama-romance film based on the 1952 autobiographical novel ''A Many-Splendoured Thing'' by Han Suyin. Set in 1949–50 in Hong Kong during the Chinese Civil War, it tells the story of a married, but separated, American reporter Mark Elliott (Creator/WilliamHolden), who falls in love with an Eurasian doctor, Han Suyin (Jennifer Jones). Although they find happiness together, she is ostracized and prejudiced by her family the greater Chinese community.