A Withered Tree Meets Spring

A Withered Tree Meets Spring (1961)

Drama

A critical hit during one of China’s most politically charged periods, Zheng’s follow-up to his 1959 anniversary epics merged Soviet-style socialist realism with his own breakthroughs in film technique, specifically his use of continuous camera movement in the spirit of traditional Chinese scrolls. Tractor-kino at its finest, the film revolves around two rural lovers—one struck with a deadly disease—and their eventual survival thanks to socialist medical advances.

Director: Zheng Jun-li

Casts

	You Jia as
	Zhihua Hu as
	Shangguan Yunzhu as
	Qianli Qian as
	Hongsheng Liu as
	Jiang Tianliu as
	Shiming Zhi as
	Wu Yunfang as
	Siqing Hu as
	Zhong Xinghuo as
	Gao Bo as
	Mao Lu as
	Han Tao as
	Ming Xu as

Crew