Evermore Sorrow

97 minutes | 1947 | Fiction | Mandarin | English Subtitles
2K Restoration

Content Advisory: This film contains scenes of tobacco use.

Jiayin (CHEN Yanyan) takes on the role of tutor for Tingting (HUANG Shuqin) in the Xia family, not expecting that she had a prior acquaintance with Mr. XIA Zongyu (LIU Qiong). Their budding romance turns into evermore sorrow with the arrival of Jiayin’s self-willed father (YAN Su) and the return of Zongyu’s estranged wife (ZHANG Wan). – English subtitles translated by BO Ruochen

A native of Ningbo, Chinese director and screenwriter SANG Hu was born in Shanghai in 1916. Over his lifetime, he wrote and/or directed more than thirty films, including three showcased at MulanIFF2024: Evermore Sorrow (1947), Long Live the Missis (1947), and The Joys and Sorrows of the Middle Age (1949). He was also known for Liang Shangbo and Zhu Yingtai (1954), China’s first colour opera film; New Year Sacrifice (1956), China’s first colour narrative film, the 4K restored version of which was selected for the 2020 Cannes Classics; the ink-wash animation film The Deer’s Bell (1982), for which he was the screenwriter; Twins Come in Pairs (1979); and Romance in Philately (1984). He passed away in Shanghai in 2004 at the age of 88.