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The White-Haired Girl (1950)

1950 · Feature film · 106 min · dir. Shui Hua

  • Drama
  • musical film
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Synopsis

Yang Bailao, a tenant farmer, lives with his daughter Xi'er. The despotic landlord, Huang Shiren, attempts to forcibly take Xi'er for himself. On the eve of the Chinese Spring Festival, Huang forces Yang to sell his daughter as repayment of the debt Yang owes him.

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Details

Director
Shui Hua
Composer
Ma Ke
Cinematography
Weiyun Wu
Studio
Changchun Film Studio
Released
1951-03-01
Original title
白毛女
Running time
106 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · A Classic of Chinese Cinema & look at Maoism Affects in the Arts · bachtobop32 · 2011-10-21

An interesting combination of of traditional Chinese opera with Communist-Marxist political discourse, as well as a compelling (if not somewhat over dramatic)characters. A good study for students of cinema, Chinese history, or socio-political studies.

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