Plunder of Peach and Plum

Plunder of Peach and Plum
Plunder of Peach and Plum
Directed by	Ying Yunwei
Written by	Ying Yunwei; Yuan Muzhi
Starring	Yuan Muzhi; Chen Bo'er; ;
Production; company	Diantong Film Company
Release date	December 16, 1934;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Plunder of Peach and Plum (Chinese: 桃李劫; pinyin: Táolǐ jié) is an early Chinese sound film from 1934. Produced by the left-leaning Shanghai-based Diantong Film Company, Plunder was directed by Ying Yunwei and starred popular actor Yuan Muzhi (who also co-wrote the screenplay). It is alternatively known as The Fate of Graduates.

The film was featured in the 62nd Venice International Film Festival as part of their retrospective, The Secret History of Asian Cinema.

The theme song for the film is called " [zh]" (毕业歌).^[3]

Plot[]

The film tells the tragic story of two recent college graduates, Tao Jianping ("Tao" is a homophone for peach), and Li Lilian ("Li" is a homophone for plum). Married, the two hope to change society for the better, but are continuously challenged by the corruption and injustice of Chinese society.

Cast[]

Yuan Muzhi as Tao
Chen Bo'er as Li

References[]

^ Hu, Peing-sheng (June 30, 2007). "The Left-wing Film, Yu Guang Qu (Song of the Fishermen) and Related Historical Events" (PDF). Historical Inquiry, National Taiwan University (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taipei, Taiwan: Department of History, National Taiwan University. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ allmovie.com
^ Wang Jia'ning (May 2, 2019). "追梦青年舞起来|85年前，他们唱着这首歌告别校园". XinhuaNet (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

External links[]

Plunder of Peach and Plum at IMDb
Plunder of Peach and Plum is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Plunder of Peach and Plum at AllMovie
Plunder of Peach and Plum at the Chinese Movie Database
Plunder of Peach and Plum from the UCSD Chinese cinema learning center

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[1] Hu, Peing-sheng (June 30, 2007). "The Left-wing Film, Yu Guang Qu (Song of the Fishermen) and Related Historical Events" (PDF). Historical Inquiry, National Taiwan University (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taipei, Taiwan: Department of History, National Taiwan University. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

[2] vie.com

[3] Wang Jia'ning (May 2, 2019). "追梦青年舞起来|85年前，他们唱着这首歌告别校园". XinhuaNet (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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