Underplayed Gems

The Spring Festival (1991)

The Spring Festival poster
Original title
过年
Directed by
Huang Jianzhong
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A large family gathers for the Lunar New Year celebration. Tensions and long-held grievances emerge among the relatives over the course of the festivities.

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What happens

The Spring Festival (Chinese: 过年) is a 1991 Chinese drama film directed by Huang Jianzhong. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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