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Boatman's Daughter

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Original title

Chuan jia nu

Year

1935

Running time

102 min.

Country

China

Director

Shen Xiling

Screenwriter

Shen Xiling

Cast

Cinematography

Shimu Zhou (B&W)

Producer

Mingxing Film Company, Star Film

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

The film concerns the misfortunes of an innocent woman, Ah Ling, who lives with her father in Hangzhou, where they rent a boat transporting passengers across the West Lake. Ah Ling is in love with Tie’er, a factory worker who takes her boat every day. The peaceful life is disrupted by the appearance of a playboy artist from Shanghai. For his father’s debt, Ah Ling is soon sold into prostitution. Three months later, Tie’er finds her in a brothel and tries to free her and he is arrested. (Encyclopedia of Chinese Film, ed.Xiao Zhiwei, Zhang Yingjin)

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Boatman's Daughter

1935

Shen Xiling