| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; fullscreen (4:3) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
Chang Shih, Wang Lan, Wang Fuli, Kao Mingjun, Ku Paoming, Wang Yumei. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Zhan Xiaoguang ; editor, Lei Qin ; music, Zhang Dalong. |
| Note |
Based on a novel by Jia Pingau. |
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DVD release of the 1994 motion picture. |
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Includes theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Love story set in the 1920s in China's remote northwestern desert, this is the story of a young man who falls in love with the bride he has been hired to transport to her arranged marriage. She is kidnapped on the way to the wedding. Her intended husband dies while preparing to rescue her. The young man she loves does rescue the bride, but her mother-in-law says she must honor her agreement by "marrying" a wooden replica of the dead man, and remaining chaste. |
| Language |
In Mandarin with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Arranged marriage -- China -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- China -- Drama.
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China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 -- Drama.
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Foreign films -- China.
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Motion pictures, Chinese.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films -- China.
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| Added Author |
Huang, Jianxin, 1954-
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Yang, Zhengguang, 1957-
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Zhang, Shi.
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Wang, Lan.
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Wang, Yumei.
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Jia, Pingwa.
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Xi'an dian ying zhi pian chang.
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Long Shong Pictures Ltd.
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Koch Lorber Films.
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| Added Title |
Wooden man's bride |
| Note |
Title also transliterated as: Yan shen |
| ISBN |
1417200456 |
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9781417200450 |
| Standard No. |
741952302599 |
| Music No. |
KLF-DV-3025 Koch Lorber Films |
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