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Rickshaw Boy (Chinese: 骆驼祥子) is a 1982 Chinese movie directed by Ling Zifeng, based upon the novel of the same name by Lao She. The film stars Siqin Gaowa, who won a Golden Rooster for her performance, and Zhang Fengyi.
Rickshaw Boy or Camel Xiangzi (Chinese: 骆 驼 祥 子; pinyin: Luòtuo Xiángzi; lit. 'Camel Auspicious Lad') is a novel by the Chinese author Lao She about the life of a fictional Beijing rickshaw man. It is considered a classic of 20th-century Chinese literature.
Xiangzi heads to the big city to enjoy the freedom of being a rickshaw boy. In Beijing, a better life eludes the boy from the countryside, and his dream turns into a desperate nightmare. He is humiliated and struggles to feed himself.
Directed by Ling Zefing, a member of China's Third Generation (1949-78) of filmmakers, Rickshaw Boy is based on the 1936 novel Camel Xiangzi by proletarian author and playwright Lao She, one of the first novels about a laborer in modern Chinese literature.
Overview. Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty.
Rickshaw Boy is a heartwarming movie directed by Ling Zifeng and released in 1982. The film is based on a novel by the celebrated Chinese author Lao She, which tells the story of Xiangzi, a poor rickshaw puller trying to scrape a living in the turbulent pre-World War II Beijing.
Rickshaw Boy. Page 1 of 5, 10 total items. A young man routinely targeted by bullies becomes a martial artist who battles for justice.
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