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Summary:

In 1900 a twelve-year-old girl, Xiaoxiao, comes to a mountain village to discover that her uncle has arranged a marriage with a boy who is still breast-fed at two. Strict clan rules govern all behaviors, and she becomes her husband's nanny (he must call her sister until he is old enough to marry her). In one scene, the villagers are discussing a group of schoolgirls who are allowed to marry whomever they want, and who enjoy reading and a degree of freedom that Xiaoxiao longs for. Huagou, a local peasant, takes notice of Xiaoxiao, now sixteen and taking good care of six-year-old Chunguan, and a love affair begins with terrifying consequences. She knows the feudal values her community clings to, and watches them strip and drown a young widow who has been unfaithful to her husband. That woman's lover lives, albeit with broken legs. And what will happen to her?

Contributors:

Lan, U. , director

Xie, Fei, 1942- , director

Languages:

Chinese

Language Notes:

This edition in Mandarin.

Related Series:

Asian film online

Subjects:

Feature films

Foreign films — China

Women — Drama

Motion pictures — China

Manners and customs — Drama

Marriage — China — Drama

China — Drama

Foreign films

Women

Motion pictures

Manners and customs

Marriage

China

Genres:

Feature films

Online media

Internet videos

Drama

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Recorded in Hunan.
Nominated 1987 Golden Rooster Award, Best Actress
Won 1987 Golden Phoenix Award, Female Actor in a Motion Picture
Won 1988 San Sebastián International Film Festival, Don Quixote Award

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (94 min)).

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

865004185

Other Control Numbers:

2053508 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2053508/avon