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Wanjia denghuo

  • 1948
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
148
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Wanjia denghuo (1948)
Drama

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened b... Read allThis tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he is fired by his... Read allThis tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he is fired by his unscrupulous boss, the whole family becomes embroiled in one emotional/economic struggle ... Read all

  • Director
    • Fu Shen
  • Writers
    • Fu Shen
    • Hansheng Yang
  • Stars
    • Ma Lan
    • Yunzhu Shangguan
    • Longji Wang
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    148
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    • Director
      • Fu Shen
    • Writers
      • Fu Shen
      • Hansheng Yang
    • Stars
      • Ma Lan
      • Yunzhu Shangguan
      • Longji Wang
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Ma Lan
    Yunzhu Shangguan
    Longji Wang
    Ping Wang
    • Mrs. Chen
    Yinyan Wu
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        • Fu Shen
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        • Hansheng Yang
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      This movie was banned in by the nationalist government
      This movie was labeled by communists as "progressive" and by the nationalists government as "reactionary".

      The movie gives a realistic depiction of the destitute of those who lived at bottom of the society, which could be viewed as a combination of The Wrath of the Grapes and A Tree in Brooklyn, Chinese version: the live was harsh at the countryside so they went to join the relatives in the cities, only to find the urban life is equally harsh due to unemployment and layoffs.

      The movie has absolutely no political motives, just a plain simple depiction of the harsh post World War II living conditions in China, but when the communists and nationalists were at war, the movie is interpreted as their own will and resulted in its tragic fate.
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      • Apr 5, 2004

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      • Release date
        • 1948 (China)
      • Country of origin
        • China
      • Language
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • Myriad of Lights
      • Production company
        • The Peak Film Industries
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        2 hours 4 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White

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