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The Winter of Three Hairs

1949 · 74 min

A poignant, episodic journey through hardship and small joys, balancing tragedy with humor and ending on a hopeful note.

Directed by
Gong Yan, Zhao Ming
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Wang Longji, Mo Chou, Huang Chen
Overview
San mao (3 hairs) was a very popular Chinese comic strip first published in 1935-37, continued from 1948 into the 1990s, about a young orphan boy struggling with life in Shanghai.

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Directed by
Gong Yan, Zhao Ming
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Wang Longji, Mo Chou, Huang Chen
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • class
  • survival
  • isolation
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Gong Yan, Zhao Ming
Written by
Hansheng Yang
Starring
Wang Longji, Mo Chou, Huang Chen, Guan Hongda, Lin Zhen, Gao Yiyun, Wang Yi, Ding Ran
Music
Wang Yun-Jie
Cinematography
Jinming Zhu
Runtime
74 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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