
Overview
Adapted from the novel with the same title. This is a tragedy that occurs in modern China. By a vivid description of the frustrated life story of Gao Jialin, a high school graduate who is first dismissed from teaching post and then enrolled as a journalist in the city and finally dismissed from the post and become a farmer again, this movie presents the young man as a serious issue of how to deal with their life.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1985)
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Music
Music by Xu Youfu
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Chen Wan-Cai
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Yao LuWriter
- Original title
- 人生
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 1, 1984
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China



























