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The Zhang Family's Daughter-in-Law (1985)

The Zhang Family's Daughter-in-Law poster
Original title
张家少奶奶
Directed by
Ye Ming
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman moves into her husband's rural family home and navigates the rigid expectations placed on her as a daughter-in-law. The story follows her daily struggles and small acts of resistance within the household.

slow-burnmelancholicintimateobservationalquietly tensegroundedreflective

What happens

The Zhang Family's Daughter-in-Law is a 1985 Chinese drama film directed by Ye Ming, based on Wang Anyi's award-winning 1982 novella Lapse of Time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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