The Last Aristocrats (1989)
- 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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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