Springtime in a Small Town
– In a mansion decimated during World War II, a frustrated, bored housewife, Yuwen, is torn between ca..
In a mansion decimated during World War II, a frustrated, bored housewife, Yuwen, is torn between caring for her ailing husband and her longing for a former sweetheart, a doctor who has come to treat her husband.
11 Dec 2003
Mandarin
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Zhuangzhuang Tian
Cheng Ah, Mu Fei, Tianji Li (story)
Jingfan Hu, Jun Wu, Bai Qing Xin, Xiao Keng Ye
Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan's school-aged sister. He coughs, imagining he has TB; Yuwan embroiders; they sleep in separate rooms. A surprise visit from Liyan's boyhood friend Zhang, a big city physician, wakes up the household. To Zhang's amazement, he discovers his friend's wife is his own youthful sweetheart. Possibilities abound: an affair, an arranged marriage of Zhang and Little Sister, now 16, or simply ending ennui and embracing vitality. Can a stifling atmosphere of Chinese Chekhov give way to spring? Alcohol at a birthday party speeds resolution.
4 wins & 3 nominations.
Palm Pictures