National Customs

6.6
19351h 44m

In 1930, two sisters from the countryside, the serious Zhang Lan (Ruan Lingyu) and the frivolous Zhang Tao graduate from the secondary school where their mother Zhang Jie serves as principal. They both love their cousin Zuo, but have ambitions other than marriage. Their lives change dramatically when both attend university in Shanghai and encounter modern urban life and rapidly changing society. The film also depicts the emergence of Chiang Kai-shek's 1934 New Life Movement. Lianhua Film Studio did the film to appease the Nationalist Party which accused it of primarily presenting left-wing films, which was true.

Cast

Photo of Cho-cho Lam

Cho-cho Lam

Zhang Tao

Photo of Li Lili

Li Lili

Zhang Jie

Photo of Peng Luo

Peng Luo

Bo Yang

Photo of Ruan Lingyu

Ruan Lingyu

Zhang Lan

Photo of Zheng Jun-li

Zheng Jun-li

Chen Zuo

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