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    Family Portrait

    89'

    1992-09-12

    6.5

    Drama

    Overview:

    After laying bare backward village mentalities in Bloody Morning, Li Shaohong turns her attention to China’s urban middle class. Cao is a photographer, married to an opera singer and with an infant son, caught in the usual professional morass of political compromise. His life starts to fall apart when he learns that his ex-wife also bore him a son some months after their divorce – and when the boy turns up looking for his father. Nothing wildly dramatic, just believable people in believable situations. If the ending seems a touch forced, this is nevertheless a sign that ‘Fifth Generation’ cinema is changing and coming to terms with up-to-date realities.

    WritingLiu HengDirectingLi Shaohong

    Cast

    2

    Song Dandan

    2

    Li Xuejian

    2

    Jiang Wenli

    1

    赵小木

    Ye Jing

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. China
    • List of languages:
      1. Mandarin
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 6
      2. Popularity: 0.4494
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:四十不惑

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