Based on the work of the same name by San Mao, the movie is modeled after the chaotic love between Zhang Eileen and Hu Lancheng, and tells the tragedy of the love between a female writer and a traitor during the war era in the Republican era, which makes people sigh that it is better to be a dog of peace than a man of chaos.
The cast is strong, led by Brigitte Lin, Qin Han and Maggie Cheung, and has won eight Golden Horse Awards.
The theme song of the movie is the song “Rolling Red Dust” sung by Chan Suk Wah, which became a classic old song in the nineties when it became popular in mainland China.
The ending of the movie is very tragic, as the hero is only able to return to the mainland forty years later to look for his lover, only to learn that the heroine has long been screwed up in the era of turmoil.
It is gratifying to know that in reality, Zhang Eileen left the mainland in 1952, moved to Hong Kong, 1955, went to the United States to settle in the United States, died in 1995 in the United States, and was not persecuted in the era of turmoil, is the “Four Great Talents of the Republic of China” in the few end-of-life of the talented woman, in fact, as a writer of emotion Zhang Eileen should be considered the most harmless, the age of silence. In fact, as an emotional writer, Eileen Chang should be regarded as the most harmless and peaceful people, and it is incomprehensible that such a person should be labeled as a “petty capitalist”.
1990 / Hong Kong, China, Taiwan / Love, War / Yan Hao / Lin Qingxia Qin Han
This movie is based on San Mao’s last work of the same name.
During the Japanese colonial period, female writer Shen Shaohua (Brigitte Lin) serializes her autobiographical novel White Magnolia in the newspaper, empathizing with many of the plot points.
One day, she receives a letter from a mysterious reader.
She is curious about this man named Zhang Nengcai (Chin Han).
Finally, the two meet and fall in love at first sight.
However, because Zhang is a traitor, there are often nuisances from outsiders, making Shaohua very uneasy.
At this time, her bosom friend Yue Feng (Maggie Cheung) comes to her to confide in her because of her gambling with her boyfriend (Yan Hao).
Shaohua introduces her lover to her while counseling her.
The three of them go on a trip together and have a good relationship.
However, seeing the Japanese soldiers abusing the Chinese, Yuefeng finds the chapter repulsive.
The three of them had a bad time.
Thereafter, the current situation is turbulent, Japan surrenders, the Communist Party goes to war, and Shaohua’s emotions experience even more complicated waves ……
