An exquisitely constructed romantic drama 'Springtime In A Small Town' is the first film by Tian Zhuangzhuang since the controversial 'The Blue Kite' in 1993. Set in a bomb-scarred Chinese town in the aftermath of World War II the film tells the story of the passionless marriage of the ailing Liyan and his beautiful wife Yuwen. Their lives are disturbed by the arrival of Liyan's old school friend Zhichen a cultivated doctor from Shanghai who was also the teenage love of Yuwen. De
As he comes of age Ah Ming must begin a life of endless labour to bring sacred water to his family. Forced into an arranged marriage with a young girl from a neighbouring village he must forsake his true love Ah Shui. Unable to cope with the harsh routine that each villager must endure his wife leaves Ah Ming never to return and the long suffering Ah Shui steps forth to care for Ah Ming and his ailing mother sharing their pain and grief. Life takes a turn for the better when the government renews their work on canals and dams that will bring water directly to the village thus ensuring a better future for everyone but tragedy once again rears its ugly head for Ah Ming and his family.
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