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The House of 72 Tenants

1963 · 81 min

A gentle, chatty ensemble comedy where petty scheming plays out among neighbours, more wry than laugh-out-loud, and quietly sympathetic to the underdog.

Directed by
Weiyi Wang
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
文觉非, 谭玉真, Shu Yi
Overview
Based on a stage play. it revolves around a police officer named '369' who keeps thinking up ways to rip off the 72 tenants.

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Directed by
Weiyi Wang
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
文觉非, 谭玉真, Shu Yi
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • corruption
  • found family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Guliu Huang, Weiyi Wang
Starring
文觉非, 谭玉真, Shu Yi, Fu Botang, 钟国仁, Hong Bing
Runtime
81 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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