The Difficult Couple

1939 chinese film produced by Zhang Schichuan and Zheng Zhengqiu

  • 29 September 1913 (1913-09-29) (Shanghai)[1]
Running time
30 minutesCountryChinaLanguageChinese

The Difficult Couple (Chinese: 难夫难妻; pinyin: Nànfū Nànqī), also translated as Die for Marriage, is a 1913 Chinese film. It is known for being the earliest Chinese feature film. Although it had a dialogue of only a little more than 1,000 characters, it was the first Chinese film with a script.[2] It is considered a lost film.[3][4]

Plot

The story is mainly about a man and a woman whom previously never met each other, being forced to marry for the benefits of their families' relationships, despite their own personal aspirations.

See also

  • Cinema of China

References

  1. ^ "中国首部自制故事片 《难夫难妻》诞生一百周年". Tencent. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ "难夫难妻". Cinepedia.cn. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ "1913年：《难夫难妻》-当摄影机遇到文明戏(图)". Sina. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Film Industry in China -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 15 October 2020.


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