城南旧事 (1983)

Drama

My Memories of Old Beijing, a feature film based on Lin Haiyin’s novel of the same title and directed by Wu Yigong in 1982, is called a prose-like film for its unique artistic pursuit. The film shows the society and the miserable life of the people in the 1920s in Beijing through the eyes of a naive girl. The film is uniquely arranged. Instead of organizing the plot with a beginning, development, climax and conclusion, it features a keynote of sorrows and yearning for the past and a string-styled plot that links three separate stories. Like a multifaceted mirror, it reflects the historical scenes from different angles. The film has its content centering on the characters’ psychology and supplemented with music; an artistic form of expression featuring a gentle rhythm, symbolism, implication, comparison, and repetition; and a tranquil, concise conception similar to a Chinese wash drawing.

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Runtime: 96 mins Rating: 7.9

Cast

Yan Qin

Ma Song's Nephew

Zhang Fengyi

Thief

Shen Jie

Xia Yingzi

Zheng Zhenyao

Ma Song

Zhang Min

Xiuzhen

Yan Xiang

Hong Rong

Yuan Jiayi

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Crew

Wu Yigong

Director

Lin Haiyin

Novel

Yi Ming

Screenplay

Cao Weiye

Director of Photography

Lan Weijie

Editor

Zhong Yongqing

Production Design

Xie Guojie

Original Music Composer

Lü Qiming

Sound Designer

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