Spoiling the Wedding Day
7.5
A wedding musician fails to wed his own love: Little Trumpet is raring to marry his childhood sweetheart, but a series of setbacks has prevented them from getting their way. Criticism against social formalities becomes all the more forceful with the clever use of contrast and irony, not to mention the realist and comedic touch a la Zhu Shilin. Of special mention is the famous teahouse scene where dynamic, melodic camerawork creates a hilarity that continues to amaze to this day. A genuine masterpiece with every single detail, down to the minor props, forming an integral part of a whole. Today, young couples are struggling nonetheless to get a roof over their heads, a testimony to the fact that poverty still reigns beneath the facade of harmony and stability after all these years.
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Cast
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Hsiao Yen
Carpenter
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Han Fei
Little Trumpet
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Sorrows and Joys of a Middle-Aged Man
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Zhu Shilin
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水火之間
Li-Hua Li
Ah Cui
Jue Lu
Yiwei Qiu
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New Women
Song of the Fishermen
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Li Li-Hua
Ah Cui
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Rape of the Sword
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Chao-Hsi Wang
Liu Lian
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Zhu Shilin Director · Bai Chen Director Lu Jue Writer
First release August 5, 1951 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 誤佳期
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Dragon-Horse Film Company
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
誤佳期
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 5, 1951
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