Film

Sorrows and Joys of a Middle-Aged Man

1949 · 1h 45m · Romance · Comedy

IMDb

7.9

Chen Shaochang (Shi Hui), a primary school principal widowed at a young age, raises his children alone. His close friend's daughter, Liu Minhua (Zhu Jiachen), whom he hasn't seen for many years, begins working at the primary school through his introduction. Chen Shaochang's son, Jianzhong (Han Fei), and daughter-in-law, Feng Lijun (Li Huanqing), consider Chen's job undignified. After retiring, he is filled with melancholy, understood only by Minhua. Although their relationship deepens, they must contend with the ethical and social norms of Republican-era Shanghai.

Shi Hui

Han Fei

Huanqing Li

Zhu Jiachen

Shen Yang

Cui Chaoming

Cheng Zhi

Lu Shan

Mo Chou

Muru Gu

Delong Hu

Xiaoqin Hu

Hao Li

Zhen Lin

Liu Xiaohu

Fei Ma

• Sang HuDirector
• Eileen ChangWriter
• Han FeiProducer
• Huang ShaofenDirector of Photography
• Huang YijunOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 3, 1949

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Romance, Comedy