A Withered Tree Meets Spring (1961)

Directed by Zheng Jun-li1h 40mDrama

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.

Year

1961

Country

Language

Mandarin

Release date

2 January 1961

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