Drama · China · 1983 · 1h 36m

My Memories of Old Beijing

城南旧事

My Memories of Old Beijing poster
Director
Wu Yigong
Cast
Shen Jie as Xia Yingzi Zhang Fengyi as Thief Zheng Zhenyao as Ma Song Zhang Min as Xiuzhen Yan Xiang as Qin Yan as Ma Song's Nephew
Crew
Cao Weiye — Director of Photography Weijie Lan — Editor Xie Guojie — Original Music Composer Ming Yi — Screenplay Lin Haiyin — Novel Yongqing Zhong — Production Design
Synopsis

It is the late 1920s when six-year-old Yingzi and her family move to Beijing. As Yingzi explores the busy streets and alleys, she befriends a widow who, driven mad by grief, stands vigil at the entrance of her hutong, waiting for her missing daughter to return.

Mood & Themes
thiefdead childbeijing, chinaschoolgirldeath in familylost child1920sfamily lifesick fatherchinese girl城南旧事
Key Collaborators
Wu Yigong Director Cao Weiye Director of Photography Weijie Lan Editor Xie Guojie Original Music Composer Ming Yi Screenplay Lin Haiyin Novel Yongqing Zhong Production Design
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