Miserable at Middle Age
1949·China·106 min.
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Domestic tragicomic farce about the attempts to remarry by a widowed elementary school principal with two young kids. In its humane humour underscored with pathos, it gently examines the prejudices and shifting social values of China at the time.
DirectorSang Hu
ScreenwriterEileen Chang
CinematographyHuang Shaofen
Original titleAi le zhongnian
Also known asHappiness And Sadness of Middle Age·The Sorrows and Joy of Middle Age