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The Wedding Maidens

1990Movie1 h 34 min

Drama
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2

A deeply moving, relentlessly bleak drama movie about society and class and money.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Story

Five young girls in a remote mountain village each find themselves forced into unhappy marriages. Together, they find solace in an old legend, that a girl may hang herself before marriage and retain her purity, her soul turning into a white bird and soaring to the heavenly garden, where there is only beauty and peace.

Feels like

  • Chinese Drama
  • Historical Melodrama
  • Social Critique
  • Oppression of Women
  • Tragic Fate
  • Rural Village Life
  • Feminist Themes
  • Cultural Tradition
  • Poverty
  • Desperation

Cast

5 of 5

Crew

Directed by
Wang Jin
Written by
Wang Jin, He Mengfan, Yei Weilin

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Facts

September 10, 1990 · 1 h 34 min · Suicide Themes

Released
September 10, 1990
Runtime
1 h 34 min
Content
Suicide Themes
Genres
Drama
Original language
Chinese
Made in
China

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is The Wedding Maidens worth watching?"

Questions about The Wedding Maidens

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Wedding Maidens worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.2).

Will I feel good after watching The Wedding Maidens?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is The Wedding Maidens plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is The Wedding Maidens in English?

Chinese

No, it was made in Chinese.