Pink Dream (1932)

Original title

粉紅色的夢

Directed by

Cai Chusheng

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Republic of China

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

3.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese silent melodrama from 1932 that critiques the decadent urban nightlife of Shanghai. The story follows characters caught in the allure of dance halls and the moral decay of city life.

melodramaticdatedsentimentalearnestmoodyslow-paceddidacticnostalgic

What happens

A Dream in Pink (Chinese: 粉红色的梦/粉紅色的夢; pinyin: Fěn hóng sè de mèng), also known as Pink Dream, is a 1932 Chinese silent film and an early film by director Cai Chusheng. A melodrama, the film's pointed critique of the decadent urban lifestyle was nevertheless met with criticism by Shanghai's progressives, who regarded the film itself as decadent and excessively influenced by American cinema, particularly the film's numerous scenes of Shanghai's dance halls. Today the film is generally regarded as Cai's last film before his turn towards more overtly leftist films. It is sometimes translated as A Dream in Pink. An extant print of the film is maintained by the China Film Archives. An English translation of the film, from the Chinese Film Classics Project, is available on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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