The film is adapted from Su Tong's novel "Women's Life". In the 1930s, 18-year-old Mo (played by Zhang Ziyi) refused to listen to the dissuasion of her mother (played by Chen Chong) and insisted on becoming a film actor, and was taken care of by the director Mr. Meng (played by Jiang Wen). When Japan occupied Shanghai, Mr. Meng fled to Hong Kong, leaving Mo Yiyi to give birth to his daughter Li. In the 1960s, Li (played by Zhang Ziyi) married worker Zou Jie (played by Lu Yi) and lived with her mother Mo (played by Chen Chong). Because Li was infertile, the couple adopted their daughter Hua, but Li fell into a paranoid mania worried about her husband's infidelity. In the 1980s, Hua (played by Zhang Ziyi) and her grandmother Mo (played by Chen Chong) depended on each other. Hua fell in love with college student Xiao Du (played by Liu Ye) and became pregnant, but had to face the fact that Xiao Du changed his heart... The film won the Jury Prize at the 7th Shanghai International Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Actress (Zhang Ziyi), Best Music (Su Cong) and Best Sound Recording (Wu Ling) at the 13th China Golden Rooster Awards.
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