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Bookmark this pageA Girl of Good Family (1985)
Director: Huang Jianzhong
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Much influenced by Yellow Earth (whose director, Chen Kaige, worked as Huang Jianzhong's assistant on two previous movies), this tale of an arranged marriage between an 18-year-old girl and an infant boy confirms that Chinese cinema has acquired a new candour and readiness to broach 'difficult' material. The girl naturally get the hots for a strapping lad of her own age, pushing the film to a climax that comes straight from traditional melodrama. But most of it is freshly observed, understated, and lushly imagistic.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Huang Jianzhong
Producer: Ma Qianli
Cast: Cong Shan, Zhang Weixin, Wang Jiayi, Liang Yan, Zhang Jian full cast
Duration: 110 mins
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