Spring is Splendid Color (1959)
In the late 1950s, during China’s Great Leap Forward, Shanghai housewives participated, supported by Dai Mama from the neighbourhood committee. Liu Mama opposed her daughter-in-law Wang Caifeng’s involvement, wanting her to stay home, but her son Liu Genfa supported Caifeng. Zheng Baoqing also opposed his wife Cai Guizhen joining the production group, but Cai ignored him, organised her household, and led the sewing group. Dai Mama helped persuade Zheng Baoqing to change his mind. Lu Afeng joined the sewing group out of fear they would borrow her machine but felt ashamed when they made coats for the children’s welfare home.
Director: Shen Fu
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Ruifang Zhang as Caifeng Wang |
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Sha Li as Guizhen Cai |
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Wang Yi as Afeng Lu |
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Xuepeng Fan as aunt Liu |
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Huang Chen as Cuiying Xue |
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Sujiang Wang as Hua Zheng |
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Daolin Sun as Baoyang Zheng |
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Gao Bo as Agen Zhang |
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Chen Lizhong as Mother Dai |
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Wen Xiying as Genfa Liu |
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Shiming Zhi as Yuexian Tiao |
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Su Yin as Female worker |
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Ma Ji as episode |
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Zhao Shuyin as |
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Cao Duo as |
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Baoluo Li as Master Li |
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Gao Yiyun as episode |
| Camera | Zhu Jing | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Shen Fu | Director |
| Writing | Baiyin Qu | Writer |
| Writing | Shen Fu | Writer |
| Writing | Nianxuan Tian | Writer |
| Art | Liang Ding | Art Direction |
| Sound | Zhenyu Miao | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Menglei Zhou | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Chuanti Chen | Editor |
| Art | Shuzhen Fu | Art Direction |
| Sound | Wang Yun-Jie | Original Music Composer |