A Withered Tree Meets Spring

Overview

A critical hit during one of China’s most politically charged periods, Zheng’s follow-up to his 1959 anniversary epics merged Soviet-style socialist realism with his own breakthroughs in film technique, specifically his use of continuous camera movement in the spirit of traditional Chinese scrolls. Tractor-kino at its finest, the film revolves around two rural lovers—one struck with a deadly disease—and their eventual survival thanks to socialist medical advances.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1961

Original language

English

Spoken languages

mandarin

Production

Haiyan Film Studio 海燕电影制片厂

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt12813198