The Golden Era
2014 · Movie · 177 min · ★ 6.7 · 59% critics
A celebrated writer’s life is pieced together through shifting memories and voices, tracing a passionate relationship, creative breakthroughs, and the strain of living through wartime upheaval. As conflict spreads, she is forced to keep moving, searching for stability, love, and a place to write while her legacy takes shape.
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Details
- Original title
- 黃金時代
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-10-01
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 177 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (52 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like long, reflective biographical dramas with a realistic period feel and a literary focus, similar to Forever Enthralled; Not for you if you want fast pacing, clear chronology, or big war spectacle.
Pros: authentic period atmosphere; strong lead performance; thoughtful, literary tone | Cons: very slow pace; fragmented, non-linear story; leaves questions unanswered
Themes
- writer
- chinese
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2015 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tang Wei
as Xiao Hong
William Feng
as Xiao Jun
Wang Zhiwen
as Lu Xun
Hao Lei
as Ding Lin
Tian Yuan
as Bai Lang
Yuan Quan
as Mei Zhi
Ding Jiali
as Xu Guangping
Zhu Yawen
as Duanmu Hongliang
Huang Xuan
as Luo Binji
Wang Qianyuan
as Nie Gannu
Directed by Ann Hui