Deep Archive Finds in the Vein of Nu ling fu chou ji: Cult Guide

Dir: Wancang Bu

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Wei hun qi perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

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.

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

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Only a Dream perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

The ambitious young man Guangxin Zhou decided to go to study in the United States, and before leaving, Guangxin asked his fiancee Shouzhen to wait for him for a few years and they exchanged rings, concluding an agreement for life.

Dir: Wancang Bu

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Wancang Bu

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.