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Country Couple (1983)

Country Couple poster
Original title
乡音
Directed by
Hu Bingliu
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A devoted rural wife exhausts herself caring for her family. Her husband takes her efforts for granted until she falls seriously ill and he realizes his neglect. The story explores changing gender roles in 1980s rural China.

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What happens

Country Couple (originaltittel: Xiang yin, på norsk: "Landsby-aksent") er en kinesisk dramafilm fra 1983 regissert av Hu Bingdang. Filmen handler om en ung selvoppofrende bondekone som strekker seg til det ytterste for barna og ektemannens velvære. Ektemannen tar hennes bestrebelser for gitt, men når hun blir alvorlig syk innser han at han har lagt en altfor tung bør på henne. Handlingen er lagt til den kinesisk landsbygda. Den skildrer den skiftende kjønnsdynamikken i 1980-årenes Kina, og husmorrollen spesifikt. Hovedrollene spilles av Zhang Weixin og Liu Yan. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Gullhanen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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