'' A Girl from Hunan '' ( also known as '' Girl from Hunan '' ) ( ) is a 1986 Chinese drama film directed by Xie Fei and U Lan . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival , and was one of the first mainland Chinese films to be commercially screened in the United States . The film is based on a 1929 short-story , '' Xiao Xiao '' ( or '' Hsiao Hsiao '' ) , by author Shen Congwen
1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
A Girl from Hunan