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A Spray of Plum Blossoms

Yi jian mei

China

1931

100 Min
Black and White
Silent, Mandarin
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DIR Bu Wancang

PROD Luo Mingyou

SCR Huang Yicuo

DP Huang Shaofen

CAST Ruan Lingyu, Lam Cho-cho, Wang Cilong, Jin Yan, Gao Zhanfei, Chen Yanyan, Liu Jiqun, Wang Guilin, Shi Juefei, Zhou Lili

Synopsis

Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen Of Verona, this film is set in 1920s China. Hu Luting (Valentine) and Bai Lede (Proteus), two graduates of Shanghai’s military academy are best friends. While Hu Luting is sent to the far south to serve under General Shi, Bai remains in Shanghai, falling in love with Hu’s sister, Hu Zhilu (Julia). Meanwhile Hu Luting has fallen in love with General Shi’s daughter, Shi Luohua (Silvia). When Bai is also sent south, tensions rise as Bai also begins to feel attractions to Luohua. —Wikipedia

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