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The Last Aristocrats (1989)

The Last Aristocrats poster
Original title
最后的贵族
Directed by
Xie Jin
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 52m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four daughters of wealthy Shanghai families go to the United States to study in 1948. A year later, they struggle to return home as their world changes.

melancholicnostalgicreflectivebittersweetslow-pacedelegiaccontemplativeintimate

What happens

The Last Aristocrats (Chinese: 最后的贵族) is a 1989 Chinese drama film directed by Xie Jin and starring Pan Hong, Pu Cunxin, Li Kequn, and Xiao Xiong. It is based on the short story Zhexianji by Taiwanese novelist Bai Xianyong. The film picks up the story of the lives of four young Chinese girls, daughters of Shanghai's elite, who went to the United States to study in 1948 and faced difficulties trying to return home a year later. The film was released in South Korea on 23 December 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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