Husband and Wife
Overview
An absorbing example of genre filmmaking in the People’s Republic of China, Husband and Wife could at first glance be mistaken for any other romantic melodrama chronicling the rise and decline of a married couple’s love; here, though, that love takes place in (and is entirely defined by) a realm of political upheaval and Maoist ideology. A Shanghai intellectual marries an illiterate peasant woman–turned–collectivist hero, with outcomes both universal (differences emerge) and specific (revolutionary self-critiques). At first a popular hit, the film (and Zheng himself) was soon critically attacked for counterrevolutionary, pro-bourgeois thought. Zheng even penned a confessional autocritique, but the damage to his career was done. (BAMPFA)
About Husband and Wife (1951)
Released in 1951, Husband and Wife is a feature film (CN). It was directed by Zheng Jun-li and written by Zheng Jun-li. The cast is led by Zhao Dan, Jiang Tianliu, Wang Guiling, Wen Ming and Wu Yinyan. With a runtime of 1h 35m, the film averages 8.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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