A Withered Tree Meets Spring

Synopsis

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.

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Zheng Jun-li

Director

You Jia

Cast

Zhihua Hu

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Shangguan Yunzhu

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Qianli Qian

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Hongsheng Liu

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Jiang Tianliu

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Shiming Zhi

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Wu Yunfang

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Siqing Hu

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Zhong Xinghuo

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Gao Bo

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Mao Lu

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Han Tao

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Ming Xu

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Zheng Jun-li

Director

You Jia

Cast

Zhihua Hu

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Shangguan Yunzhu

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Qianli Qian

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Hongsheng Liu

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Jiang Tianliu

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Shiming Zhi

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Wu Yunfang

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Siqing Hu

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Zhong Xinghuo

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Gao Bo

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Mao Lu

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Han Tao

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Ming Xu

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