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Shang shi (1981)

Shang shi poster
Original title
伤逝
Directed by
Shui Hua
Genre
romantic drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman fall in love in 1920s Peking. Their differences cause a breakup. The woman returns to her strict parents with a broken heart and dies soon after. The man regrets the loss and tries to start anew.

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What happens

Shang shi er en kinesisk dramafilm fra 1981 regissert av Shui Hua. En tragisk kjærlighetshistorie mellom en mann og kvinne i 1920-årnes Peking. Forholdet startet bra, men forskjeller dem imellom fører etterhvert til at det blir brudd. Kvinnen drar tilbake til sine autoritære foreldre med et knust hjerte og dør like etter. Mannen angrer bittert, men må forsøke å begynne et nytt liv. Hovedrollene spilles av Wang Xingang og Lin Ying. Historien er basert på en roman av Lu Xun. Den ble tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved Huabiao Awards (delt med flere filmer). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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