Spring in a Small Town

Spring in a Small Town

1948 · 94 min · ZH · 7.2 (109 votes)
Dir. Fei Mu · Starring Wei Wei, Yu Shi, Li Wei, Cui Chaoming, Zhang Hongmei
DramaRomance

A married couple living in a desolate small town in post-WWII China are paid a surprise visit by an old friend of the husband's.

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A quiet, contemplative mood permeates this film. It feels like a faded photograph, capturing the melancholy of unspoken desires and the weight of time. A gentle, wistful experience.

melancholicwistfulnostalgicquietslow-burnperiod dramaarthouselyricalintimateregretunfulfilled lovememorystagnation
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