Spring Silkworms (1933)
Original title: 春蚕
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This early classic of Golden Age Shanghai cinema echoes Visconti's classic La Terra Trema in its beautifully rendered story of a humble silk-farming family struggling to be free of debt to exploitative middlemen.
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Ying XiaoOld Tong Bao
Yuexian YanAh Si's wife
Jianong GongAh SiQianping GaoLiu Bao
Xia AiHe Hua (Lotus)
Xiaoqiu ZhengDuo Duo TouZhengxin WangLI Gensheng
Meijun GuMissYan GongshangGentlemanMeijun GuXiao BaoMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference544463Actor preference544457 · 552368 · 544456Country preferenceCnDecade preference1930
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Frequently asked questions about Spring Silkworms
What is Spring Silkworms about?
This early classic of Golden Age Shanghai cinema echoes Visconti's classic La Terra Trema in its beautifully rendered story of a humble silk-farming family struggling to be free of debt to exploitative middlemen.
How long is Spring Silkworms?
Spring Silkworms has a runtime of 100 minutes.