Deep Archive Finds Movies That Echo the Spirit of Mu xing zhi guang...

Dir: Wancang Bu

Based on the novel of the same name by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, set in China.

Dir: Wancang Bu

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Yu jie bing qing perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Wancang Bu

The story of a farmer's son sent to study in the city, where he marries a wealthy heiress. In the end, his wife leaves him, and he is forced to return home to his village, where he learns that his family is ruined and starving.

Dir: Wancang Bu

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Ren dao perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A decades-spanning romantic drama about a woman who pays dearly for following her heart.

Dir: Wancang Bu

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Wancang Bu

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Love and Duty perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Before her birth, a girl is betrothed by her parents to a dull-witted man. As she grows to adulthood, she makes several unsuccessful attempts to get out of the arranged marriage, but at last gives in to her parents' wishes and moves in with him. But her husband turns out to be quite different than she expected.

Dir: Wancang Bu

Classmates and friends Yu Zunan and Yu Wen were in love with the actress Yulan. One day, Yu Wen saw Yulan with Zunan and, out of jealousy, blinded Zunan. Yulan vowed to avenge her lover.

Dir: Wancang Bu

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of San ge mo deng nu xing perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

To get over a breakup with his actress girlfriend, a playwright goes on holiday to a lakeside resort, where he meets a strangely mismatched couple, a man and his much younger wife. He and the wife begin an affair, during which she introduces him to some of the darker aspects of romance.

Dir: Wancang Bu

Bai Le De and Hu Lin Tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed captain of Guangdong headquarters and goes away. Later, Bae Le De is appointed to a post at the same place. Hu Lin Tung falls in love with Luo Hua, daughter of the local commander.

Dir: Wancang Bu

The daughter of a peasant family that works on a landowner's property is in love with the owner's son but the parents force them to separate.She lands up having a child out of wedlock.