base on the 1952 autobiography a many splendoured thing and love be a many splendored thing ( 1955 ) tell the story of han suyin and focus on the romance that han and a widowed eurasian doctor in 1949 hong kong and have with a married american correspondent name mark elliott . i do not want to feel anything again and ever and han tell mark soon after they meet and but the two soon develop the mutual irresistibles for each other and and who can blame them . mark be play by william holden at the near peak of his hunky dude period ( the follow year picnic would be the peak ) in this and the first of three film over the next seven year that would find holden in china ( 1960 the world of suzie wong and 1962 satan never sleep be the others ) . and dr. han be here play by jennifer jones and who and although not a eurasian ( unlike yummy nancy kwan and pretty france nuyen of those other exotic holden film ) and do a credible job of pass a one . whether dress in cheongsam and european frock and surgical gown or ( hubba hubba . ) bath suit and jones look ridiculously gorgeous here . no wonder east meet west in this film so dramatically . with it two appeal lead star and breathtaking hong kong scenery and beautiful cinemascope and color and oscar win costume and that classic and oscar win title song that waft through the film like a lovely incense and love be a many splendored thing turn out to be quite the winning and romantic concoction . han herself supposedly do not care for the picture and so i can only imagine that great liberty be take with her source material . still and i enjoy it . and if the film end cause a tear to come to the eye and just remember mark word of wisdom represent life great tragedy be not to be love .