Zi mei hua (1934)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Zhengqiu Zheng

Writers:

Zhengqiu Zheng (novel)
Zhengqiu Zheng (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 February 1934 (China)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Twin girls separated at birth are reunited when the one raised in poverty becomes a servant in the household of her sister, now the pampered wife of a warlord general. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Xiaoqiu Zheng	...	Tao Ge
Zhiyuan Tan	...	Governor Qian
Jinglin Xuan	...	Mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Meijun Gu
Die Hu	...	Da Bao / Er Bao

Also Known As:

Twin Sisters (International: English title)

Runtime:

China:82 min

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Mingxing Film Company

A story of class systems

This story absorbed me from the beginning. Hu Die, who plays both sisters, was very good. There is a scene in which she, as the poor sister, is very conflicted about something (I don't want to give it away). The camera offers a closeup of her. What made me interested is how she plays that scene. There is anguish in her look. I think she is superb in this film. I think the movie is somewhat predictable, but that did not bother me. What did bother me is something I can't control-the pretty poor quality of the movie itself. This film is paired on DVD with the 1937 Street Angel (also a score of 8 out of 10, but Twin Sisters gets my nod for being the better of the two) and that film's quality of print is even worse. I guess this is the best we're going to get. This film is about the different class systems then and now (specifically rich/poor) and, while its been done many times, this is worth a look.