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The Difficult Couple (1913)

The Difficult Couple poster
Original title
難夫難妻
Directed by
Zheng Zhengqiu, Zhang Shichuan
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Republic of China
Runtime
30 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It is a silent drama about a couple facing difficulties in their marriage. The film was the first Chinese feature film and had a written script. It is now lost.

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What happens

The Difficult Couple (Chinese: 难夫难妻; pinyin: Nànfū Nànqī), also translated as Die for Marriage, is a 1913 Chinese film. It is known for being the earliest Chinese feature film. Although it had a dialogue of only a little more than 1,000 characters, it was the first Chinese film with a script. It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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