Tao hua qi xue ji (1931)

Director:

Wancang Bu

Writers:

Wancang Bu (written by)
Richard J. Meyer (writer: English intertitles) (2005 alternate version)

Genre:

Romance

Plot Keywords:

Mud | Cattle | Blindness | China | Tree

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Lingyu Ruan	...	Miss Lim (as Lily Yuen)
Yan Jin	...	King Teh-en (as Raymond King)
Lili Zhou	...	Mrs. King (as S.Y. Li)
Wong Kwai-ling	...	Loo Chi
Chow Lee-Lee	...	Lim's Mother
Y.C. Lay	...	Chow Chuen Chuen
Langen Han	...	Slim (as Han Lan-ken)
Liu Chi Chuen	...	Fatty
Y.C. Wong	...	Chow's Mother
S.M. Shen	...	A Brave Man

Also Known As:

Peach Blossom Weeps Tears of Blood
The Peach Girl

Runtime:

100 min (18 fps) | 94 min (1995 alternate version)

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:TV-PG (TV rating)

Company:

Lianhua Film Company

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Yuen Ling-yuk (1992)

Just Wonderful

A great, absorbing silent film about a boy and girl who meet as adults and are attracted to each other. The man (Teh-en) is of a higher station than Miss Lim, played by the beautiful, gone way too soon Lily Yuen. You see the sweetness in her eyes and fall in love with her. His mom does not approve, since she is just a country girl, so the love becomes forbidden love. To be sure, films like this have been done since film began, but this is a great one. You just want these two to be happy. It is tragic, but also sweet and so well put together that it is absorbing and eminently watchable. If you thought you couldn't watch a silent film (much less one with subtitles), try this out. I saw it on TCM, but it is available on DVD. Really, its great.