Mother's Happiness (1926)
- Directed by
- Shi Dongshan
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Republic of China
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A rural mother raises her four children alone after her husband dies in an accident. The film follows her struggles and sacrifices, showing that her life is far from happy despite the ironic title.
melancholicbittersweetslow-burndevotionalearnestfamily-focusedquietly tragicsilent-era
What happens
Mother's Happiness is a 1926 Chinese drama film directed by Shi Dongshan and written by Zhu Shouju, starring Zhou Wenzhu as a devoted rural mother who reared 4 children by herself after her husband died from an accident. It is one of the earliest extant Chinese films, but a portion is still missing. Like most Chinese films from this period, it is a black-and-white silent film with both Chinese and English intertitles. The English title is ironic, because the mother in the story hardly enjoyed any happiness in her life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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