The Difficult Couple

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The Difficult Couple
难夫难妻
StarringDing Chuhe, Wang Bingseng
Production
company
Release date
  • September 29, 1913 (1913-09-29) (Shanghai)
[1]
Running time
30 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageChinese

The Difficult Couple (Chinese: 难夫难妻; pinyin: Nànfū Nànqī), also translated as Die for Marriage, is a 1913 Chinese film. It is known for being the earliest Chinese feature film. Although it had a dialogue of only a little more than 1,000 characters, it became to be the first Chinese film with a script.[2] It is considered a lost film.[3][4]

Plot

The story is mainly about a man and a woman whom previously never met each other, being forced to marry for the benefits of their families' relationships, despite their own personal aspirations.

See also

References

  1. ^ "中国首部自制故事片 《难夫难妻》诞生一百周年". Tencent. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  2. ^ "难夫难妻". Cinepedia.cn. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  3. ^ "1913年:《难夫难妻》-当摄影机遇到文明戏(图)". Sina. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  4. ^ http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/film/84966.htm