An All-Consuming Love
長相思
Synopsis
Gao Zhijian is the good friend of married couple Li Xiangmei and Hou Xinming. They live in the foreign settlement quarter of Shanghai. zhijian is a teacher,Xinming is involved in underground work against the Jpanese, while Xiangmei is a musician. The Pacific War erupts; the Japanese occupy the foreign settlements. Xinming is called off to work for the war effort, leaving behind his wife and blind mother. Zhijian aids Xiangmei and her mother-in-law with financial assistance. To earn money, Xiangmei becomes a song girl in a dance hall through the recommendation of her friend Liu Qing, arousing anger in Zhijian. Zhijian is soon arrested for teaching anti-Jpanese propaganda to his students and it is due to Xiangmei and Liu qing's efforts that he is released. From this,Zhijian learns of Xiangmei's difficulties and feelings of love grow between the two friends. The war ends. Xinming, minus an arm, returns to his wife and mother. Seeing his friend reunited with his family, Zhijian leaves.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Zhaozhang He
- Screenplay & Story
- Yanqiao Fan
- Original Score
- Gexin Chen, Leung Ngok-yam
- Original Title
- 長相思
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- Huaxing Film Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Zhaozhang He
Yanqiao Fan
Gexin Chen, Leung Ngok-yam
Zhou Shiqing
Xie Bingjun
Department Leadership Roster
Xie Bingjun
Producer
Zhou Shiqing
Editor
Yanqiao Fan
Screenplay
Zhaozhang He
Director
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What is An All-Consuming Love about?
Gao Zhijian is the good friend of married couple Li Xiangmei and Hou Xinming. They live in the foreign settlement quarter of Shanghai. zhijian is a teacher,Xinming is involved in underground work against the Jpanese, while Xiangmei is a musician. The Pacific War erupts; the Japanese occupy the foreign settlements. Xinming is called off to work for the war effort, leaving behind his wife and blind mother. Zhijian aids Xiangmei and her mother-in-law with financial assistance. To earn money, Xiangmei becomes a song girl in a dance hall through the recommendation of her friend Liu Qing, arousing anger in Zhijian. Zhijian is soon arrested for teaching anti-Jpanese propaganda to his students and it is due to Xiangmei and Liu qing's efforts that he is released. From this,Zhijian learns of Xiangmei's difficulties and feelings of love grow between the two friends. The war ends. Xinming, minus an arm, returns to his wife and mother. Seeing his friend reunited with his family, Zhijian leaves.
Who directed An All-Consuming Love?
An All-Consuming Love was directed by Zhaozhang He.
Who stars in An All-Consuming Love?
The principal cast of An All-Consuming Love includes Xuan Zhou, Shu Shi, Huang Wansu, Liang Fu, Yan Bijun.
When was An All-Consuming Love released and how long is it?
An All-Consuming Love was released in 1947 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
Who composed the musical score for An All-Consuming Love?
The original motion picture soundtrack for An All-Consuming Love was composed by Gexin Chen, Leung Ngok-yam.