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Title: CHINESE MELODRAMA
Review: Very well put together film portraying the choice a young man has to make between personal success and family. I watched many films like this but of poor quality and in black and white, when I lived in Hong Kong 35 years ago. It would not be accurate to describe it as soap opera but it is certainly melodrama.There are many better films than this coming out of modern China. I would recommend King of Masks before this one as a slick tear jerker that has superb acting (including the monkey) throughout. There are outstanding scenes of China and old Chinese village life. The cinematography and technical aspect of the film is superb.
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