Underplayed Gems

Under the Bridge (1983)

Under the Bridge poster
Original title
大桥下面
Directed by
Chen Bai
Genre
romantic drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A car mechanic and a single mother seamstress fall in love in post-Cultural Revolution China. Their relationship unfolds against the lingering social restrictions of that era.

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What happens

Under the Bridge (originaltittel: Da qiao xia mian) er en kinesisk romantisk dramafilm fra 1983 regissert av Bai Shen. Filmen forteller kjærlighetshistorien mellom Gao Zhihua, en bilreparatør, og Qin Nan, en skredder og alenemor. Hovedrollene spilles av er Zhang Tielin og Gong Xue. Filmens innhold var var ansett som mer oppsiktsvekkende da den først kom ut. Dette fordi handlingen er lagt til tiden rett etter Kulturrevolusjonen. Dette var en trøblete periode i Kinas historie der også personlig relasjoner mellom mennesker var underlagt visse restriksjoner av styresmaktene. Dette kastet fremdeles skygger over folks liv i noen år. Den ble tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved Huabiao Awards (delt med flere filmer). Det kan nevnes at Gong Xue mottok både Gullhanen og Hundred Flowers Awards for sin rolleinnsats. Filmen ble vist under Filmfestivalen i Venezia i 1984. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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