National Customs
1935 · 104 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 73 VOTES · DIR. Zhu Shilin, Ming-Yau Lo
Overview
In 1930, two sisters from the countryside, the serious Zhang Lan (Ruan Lingyu) and the frivolous Zhang Tao graduate from the secondary school where their mother Zhang Jie serves as principal. They both love their cousin Zuo, but have ambitions other than marriage. Their lives change dramatically when both attend university in Shanghai and encounter modern urban life and rapidly changing society. The film also depicts the emergence of Chiang Kai-shek's 1934 New Life Movement. Lianhua Film Studio did the film to appease the Nationalist Party which accused it of primarily presenting left-wing films, which was true.
Dialogue Timeline — 297 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 NATIONAL STYLE
00:02:28 but you should know the nation
00:09:32 Cousin also certainly loves me
00:13:22 I've never lied in my entire life.
00:18:13 The top graduate this term is your daughter Zhang Lan.
00:23:42 You're always against me going out.
00:27:43 poor students like us can't afford to go.
00:32:40 he needs money again... and here's a photograph...
00:37:42 to the countryside and create great difficulties for their parents...
00:40:57 Is this how you treat him
00:43:33 A female sage who also can speak of love, what a joke.
00:46:47 It's a tragedy of lost love.
00:48:33 The gate to truth is narrow, the road is small, with few people.
00:55:07 but "Cutex," red nail polish. I saw it in the newspaper.
00:59:33 Didn't you once really like to eat Mama Zhang's buns?
01:06:42 These problems shouldn't be considered by contemporary youth like ourselves.
01:12:03 But we lost hope in them these past two months.
01:13:08 Our school needs a bit of reform.
01:16:52 This modern shop guarantees you'll make a ten-fold profit.
01:26:13 which we have maintained until today. And now? Individual production
01:27:49 Then why do we gel our hair, wear makeup and willingly become playthings?
01:29:12 The hearts of the people in our district have not yet died.
01:32:10 we got engaged in this spot? Can you
01:33:56 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed297
Dialogue density2.9 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:33:56
Production Record
DirectorZhu Shilin, Ming-Yau Lo
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes73