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Spring

8.0(1)19531h 57m1

Ko Suk-ying is saddened over her arranged marriage as manipulated by her father Hak-ming. Ko Kok-sun's Cousin Chow Wai's spends the Mid-Autumn Festival before her marriage with the Kos. She has been in love with Sun. Sun finds out about her love for him when she is about to be married off, he is too weak to oppose to Wai's betrothal to another man. Sun's son, Hoi-sun, falls ill. Fearing the displeasure of his elders, Sun dares not consult a western doctor. Meanwhile, another dispute arises among members of the family over the ancestral land. When accused of being incompetent in his management, Sun takes the blame silently. Wai dies of grief while Hoi-sun becomes a victim of mistreatment. Sun is devastated at this double blow. Hak-ming instructs Sun to arrange for Ying's wedding. Knowing the kind of man Ying's fiancee is, Sun is reluctant. Not wanting to follow in Wai's footsteps, Ying fights for her own rights, and backed by an enlightened Sun, she leaves for a new start.

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Cantonese
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    • TheatricalActor Cheung Wood-yau, '[In the book,] it is evident that the character of Ko Kok-man uses words to persuade others, to attack reality, and to determine logic. This may not be suitable to the film medium because of its emphasis on visual images... Director Lee Sun-fung went to great lengths to help his actors understand their characters and managed to do half the work with double results.' ("The New Evening Post", 1953/12/28) The second episode of the 'Torrent trilogy', the first episode "Family" and the third episode "Autumn". Film debuts of actresses Ng Nga-yee, Fung Yik-mei, and child actors Siu Man-ching and Yuen Siu-hoi. The Mandarin version was released in 1957. Based on Ba Jin's novel of the same title.22 Dec 1953

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