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Eighteen Springs

1997 · 126 min

A slow, aching romance weighed down by fate and family, leaving a lingering sadness long after it ends.

Overview
In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • class
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Ann Hui
Written by
John Chan Kin-Chung
Starring
Leon Lai Ming, Jacklyn Wu, Ge You, Anita Mui Yim-fong, Annie Wu Chen-chun, Huang Lei, Wang Zhiwen, Liu Changwei
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
126 min
Country
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Languages
Cantonese

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