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
00:02:30 educated, trained you, and at the same time also needs you...
00:09:36 but he's too embarrassed to express it. Big Sister, help us.
00:14:06 I told Mama and she agrees. Cousin is equally satisfied.
00:18:46 Boyang, since graduation you've been shut up at home.
00:23:45 You won't let me wear makeup. Look at them!
00:28:02 Although you have a husband
00:32:52 Look! Our son is so handsome.
00:37:58 The parents become bankrupt, and when they restrain their children
00:41:15 Soon I'll be a college graduate. My knowledge has advanced
00:43:58 Sage Zhang Lan's proposal of marriage to Xu Boyang was refused by Old Xu.
00:47:17 to the nerves. You'll recover in one or two months.
00:52:03 We'll first go to the school for a meeting.
00:55:27 Those are dancing shoes. You can't dance without them.
01:01:13 Daughter Lan, how's your illness? It's not serious, is it?
01:07:02 Best is for you to nod your head that this problem is resolved.
01:12:13 their extravagant lifestyles and romantic behavior...
01:13:48 Principal Zhang's thinking is too old-fashioned.
01:17:35 I don't want them. I want imported, high quality goods.
01:26:36 When the nation is in imminent danger, and famine and disaster are everywhere
01:28:04 Not until then can the nation and its citizens be saved.
01:29:57 Today I've come to say goodbye.
01:32:41 You already cheated me out of several years. Now I don't believe you.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed297
Dialogue density2.9 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:32:41
Production Record
DirectorZhu Shilin, Ming-Yau Lo
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes73