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Ban sheng yuan (1997)

126 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  12 September 1997 (Hong Kong)
6.9
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In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company.

Director:

Ann Hui

Writers:

Kin Chung Chan, Eileen Chang (novel)

Stars:

Qi Chen, You Ge and Lei Huang
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Cast

Credited cast:
Qi Chen Qi Chen ...
Manzhen's grandmother
You Ge You Ge ...
Zhu Hongcai
Lei Huang Lei Huang ...
Xu Shuhui
Leon Lai ...
Shen Shijun
Changwei Liu Changwei Liu
Anita Mui ...
Gu Manlu
Zhiwen Wang Zhiwen Wang ...
Yu Jin
Annie Wu Annie Wu ...
Shi Cuizhi
Chien-lien Wu Chien-lien Wu ...
Gu Manzhen
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Storyline

Factory worker Shijun encounters an office girl, Manjing, as they work in the same company together. Manjing's sister, Manlu, is a dance hostess who works to support her family, and who marries a rich client. Shijun belongs to a well-to-do family of merchants in Nanjing. They fall in love, but a tragic turn of events shatters their happiness. Written by Anonymous  

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong | China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

(Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Eighteen Springs See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Argentina: (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Although she spoke the language, this is the first and only film in which all of Anita Mui's lines were done in Mandarin. See more »

Connections

Version of "Affair of Half a Lifetime" (2003) See more »