An Orphan
An Orphan

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An Orphan

1929
Movie
76 min
Mandarin

Hu Chun Mei Hu is a young woman who marries into a rich family. She can't accept her new husband, who is a fool, and the family persecutes her. Not able to live this life, she decides to run away and kill herself. She is saved by Dapeng Yang, the son of a good family, who decides to take care of her. But Dapeng 's father throws her out of the house and into the snow to freeze to death...

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Director: UnknownGenres: Drama, Silent Film

Plot Summary

This silent film likely depicted the struggles and experiences of an orphaned individual, touching upon themes of loneliness, resilience, and the search for belonging in the late 1920s. Without detailed plot information, it's presumed to follow a narrative arc centered on the protagonist's journey through hardship.

Critical Reception

As a silent film from 1929 with little surviving information, critical reception data is largely unavailable. Its artistic and narrative merits would have been assessed by contemporary critics, but such records are scarce for this particular production.

What Reviewers Say

  • Lost to history, making a definitive consensus impossible.

  • Likely received transient attention from contemporary film reviewers.

  • Its impact is now primarily of historical interest for silent film scholars.

Google audience: Information regarding audience reception or specific opinions from Google users for this 1929 film is not available.

Fun Fact

Silent films from this era often faced challenges in preservation, with many considered lost, making any surviving footage or detailed information about films like 'An Orphan' incredibly valuable to film historians.

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