A Withered Tree Meets Spring
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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Cast
14 people
You Jia
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Zheng Jun-li Director · Wang Lian Writer Ge Yan Composer
First release January 2, 1961 · Produced in China · Original title 枯木逢春
Production
Haiyan Film Studio 海燕电影制片厂
Production
China
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Original title
枯木逢春
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · January 2, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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