Springtime in a Small Town
2002 · Movie · 116 min. · China
Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan's school-aged sister. He coughs, imagining he has TB; Yuwan embroiders; they sleep in separate rooms. A surprise visit from Liyan's boyhood friend Zhang, a big city physician, wakes up the household. To Zhang's amazement, he discovers his friend's wife is his own youthful sweetheart. Possibilities abound: an affair, an arranged marriage of Zhang and Little Sister, now 16, or simply ending ennui and embracing vitality. Can a stifling atmosphere of Chinese Chekhov give way to spring? Alcohol at a birthday party speeds resolution.
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Jingfan Hu · Wu Jun · Xin Baiqing · Xiao Keng Ye · Si Si Lu
Soundtrack Zhao Lin
Screenplay A. Cheng · Li Tianji · Fei Mu
Cinematography Mark Lee
Original title Xiao cheng zhi chun
6.7
226 votes (FilmAffinity)
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