Family (1957)
Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.
- Released
- 1957-04-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Chen Xihe, Chen Xihe, Ye Ming
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Wei Heling as Eldest Master Gao
- Jiang Rui as Master Gao
- Cheng Zhi as Gao, Kean (Fourth Young Master)
- Dai Yun as Mrs. Zhou (Fourth Wife)
- Ma Ji as Mrs. Shen (Fifth Wife)
- Zhang Fei as Gao Juemin (Second Young Master)
- Daolin Sun as Gao Juexin (First Young Master)
- Ruifang Zhang as Li Ruiyu (Elder Daughter-in-law)
- Xuan Jinglin as Aunt Zhang
- Xuepeng Fan as Aunt Qian (as Xueming Fan)
- Wang Danfeng as Mingfeng
- Xie Yibing as Sister-in-law Zhang