Miserable at Middle Age (1949)
- Original title
- 哀樂中年
- Directed by
- Sang Hu
- Genre
- romance, comedy
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 8.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A middle-aged man navigates the disappointments and small pleasures of his daily life. The film looks at his relationships and his struggle to find meaning during this phase of his life.
melancholicreflectiveslow-burnwistfulquietly dramaticobservantbittersweet
What happens
The Joys and Sorrows of Middle Age (Chinese: 哀樂中年; pinyin: Aī lè zhōngnián; lit. 'Sorrows [and] Joys [of] Middle Age') is a 1949 Chinese film directed by Sang Hu (桑弧). The screenplay was written by Eileen Chang, and the film was produced by the Wenhua Film Company. It has appeared in several polls of the top Chinese films of all time, showing up at 71st in the Hong Kong Film Awards poll of 2013, and at 55th in the Time Out Beijing poll of 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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