Springtime in a Small Town (2002) China
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Director:Zhuangzhuang Tian
Studio:Beijing Film Studio
Producer:William Kong, Wouter Barendrecht, Eric Heumann, Shaohong Li
Writer:Cheng Ah, Mu Fei, Tianji Li
Rated:PG
Date Added:2014-03-21
UPC:0660200308520
Awards:3 wins
Genre:Chinese films
Release:2004-11-22
IMDb:0332831
Duration:1
Sound:Dolby Digital
Languages:Mandarin
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300011280
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Zhuangzhuang Tian  ...  (Director)
Cheng Ah, Mu Fei, Tianji Li  ...  (Writer)
 
Jingfan Hu  ...  Yuwen
Jun Wu  ...  Dai Liyan
Bai Qing Xin  ...  Zhang Zhichen
Xiao Keng Ye  ...  Lao Huang
Si Si Lu  ...  Dai Xiu
Pin Bing Lee  ...  Cinematographer
Li Zhao  ...  Composer
Ping Bin Lee  ...  Cinematographer
Jianping Xu  ...  Editor
Wu Jun  ...  Dai Liyan
Comments: From MCL Spring 2014

Summary: Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan's school-aged sister. He coughs, imagining he has TB; Yuwan embroiders; they sleep in separate rooms. A surprise visit from Liyan's boyhood friend Zhang, a big city physician, wakes up the household. To Zhang's amazement, he discovers his friend's wife is his own youthful sweetheart. Possibilities abound: an affair, an arranged marriage of Zhang and Little Sister, now 16, or simply ending ennui and embracing vitality. Can a stifling atmosphere of Chinese Chekhov give way to spring? Alcohol at a birthday party speeds resolution.