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Springtime in a Small Town

Original title: Xiao cheng zhi chun
  • 20022002
  • PGPG
  • 1h 56m
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Jingfan Hu in Springtime in a Small Town (2002)
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The eight-year marriage of Liyan and Yuwen has left them both unfulfilled and distant. A visitor arrives from Shanghai, a doctor who's an old school friend of Liyan's and, unbeknownst to her... Read allThe eight-year marriage of Liyan and Yuwen has left them both unfulfilled and distant. A visitor arrives from Shanghai, a doctor who's an old school friend of Liyan's and, unbeknownst to her husband, Yuwen's childhood sweetheart.The eight-year marriage of Liyan and Yuwen has left them both unfulfilled and distant. A visitor arrives from Shanghai, a doctor who's an old school friend of Liyan's and, unbeknownst to her husband, Yuwen's childhood sweetheart.
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    • Zhuangzhuang Tian
    • Tianji Li(story)
    • Cheng Ah(screenplay)
    • Mu Fei(1948 screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jingfan Hu
    • Jun Wu
    • Bai Qing Xin
    • Zhuangzhuang Tian
    • Tianji Li(story)
    • Cheng Ah(screenplay)
    • Mu Fei(1948 screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jingfan Hu
    • Jun Wu
    • Bai Qing Xin
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    • 24User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
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    Jun Wu
    • Dai Liyan
    Bai Qing Xin
    • Zhang Zhichen
    Xiao Keng Ye
    • Lao Huang
    Si Si Lu
    • Dai Xiu
      • Zhuangzhuang Tian
      • Tianji Li(story)
      • Cheng Ah(screenplay)
      • Mu Fei(1948 screenplay)
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    8/10
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    I usually don't dig Chinese movies. As far as asian cinema is concerned, I am more a Japanese or Korean fan. But this Springtime is bliss. Just about everything is beautiful, from script to cinematography to acting (with the notable exception of the girl who plays the young sister, whom I thought was over-acting).

    One thing I thought was interesting is the way director Tian expressed his intention of editing from the original version of the movie (shot in the '50s) all the elements that would not appeal to a viewer today. Therefore, we must assume that pre-arranged weddings are still a common fact in today's China. What about love ?

    Well, enough for the pseudo-sociological analysis. On a more pleasure-oriented level, this is a jewel. Not a perfect movie, granted, I couldn't rate it more than the 8 I gave it, but such a nice little piece of work. Colors, sounds, camera movements, actor's play, everything is fluid, warm, inhabited. A very nice springtime in a small town indeed...
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    • Jan 13, 2004

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      • December 11, 2003 (Netherlands)
      • China
      • Hong Kong
      • France
      • Netherlands
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Wu Zhen, Zhejiang, China
    • Production companies
      • Beijing Film Studio
      • Beijing Rosart Film
      • China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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