Quick facts
- Released
- March 2, 1951
- Runtime
- 95 min
- IMDb
- tt0339917
- Language
- Mandarin
Cast
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Husband and Wife about?
- An absorbing example of genre filmmaking in the People’s Republic of China, Husband and Wife could at first glance be mistaken for any other romantic melodrama chronicling the rise and decline of a married couple’s love; here, though, that love takes place in (and is entirely defined by) a realm of political upheaval and Maoist ideology. A Shanghai intellectual marries an illiterate peasant woman–turned–collectivist hero, with outcomes both universal (differences emerge) and specific (revolutionary self-critiques). At first a popular hit, the film (and Zheng himself) was soon critically attacked for counterrevolutionary, pro-bourgeois thought. Zheng even penned a confessional autocritique, but the damage to his career was done. (BAMPFA)
- Who directed Husband and Wife?
- Husband and Wife was directed by Zheng Jun-li.
- Who stars in Husband and Wife?
- Husband and Wife stars Zhao Dan, Jiang Tianliu, Wang Guiling, Wen Ming.
- When was Husband and Wife released?
- Husband and Wife is a 1951 film.
- Where can I watch Husband and Wife?
- You can watch Husband and Wife with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.