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The Innocent

1960 · 110 min

A slow, sorrowful opera adaptation where duty and love collide, leaving a quiet ache of injustice.

Overview
Originating from the "Lu Lin Bian Fei" scene in the Ming Dynasty Opera "Leaping Carp". It describes how the poor scholar Jiang Shi obeyed his mother's orders, disregarded the love between husband and wife, and wrongly divorced his wife Pang Sanniang.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
music, drama, romance
Directed by
Chen Yiqing
Starring
Ding Chuhan, Zhuang Xuejuan, Chen Ying, Xuan, Li Qin, Li Shuran, Hui Fung
Music
Chen Yongbin
Cinematography
Zeng Muxi
Runtime
110 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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