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Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.Read moreLess
Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.
The story
Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.
Cast & crew
Wei HelingEldest Master Gao
Jiang RuiMaster Gao
Cheng ZhiGao, Kean (Fourth Young Master)
Dai YunMrs. Zhou (Fourth Wife)
Ma JiMrs. Shen (Fifth Wife)
Zhang FeiGao Juemin (Second Young Master)
Daolin SunGao Juexin (First Young Master)
Ruifang ZhangLi Ruiyu (Elder Daughter-in-law)
Xuan JinglinAunt Zhang
Xuepeng FanAunt Qian (as Xueming Fan)
Wang DanfengMingfeng
Xie YibingSister-in-law Zhang