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(1992/People’s Republic of China, 106 min., color, drama) dir.: Xie Fei. Cast: Siqin Gaowa, Wu Yujuan, Lei Kesheng, Chen Baoguo. A wife and mother who runs a business has an affair with a married man. When the girl she has arranged to marry her retarded son learns of the affair, it leads to a surprisingly close relationship between the two women. In Mandarin with English subtitles.

Professor Jerry Carlson from City College of the City University of New York, Sits down with Professor Gina Marchetti of Ithaca College, a Noted Expert on Contemporary Chinese Cinema. The film is a 1992 Chinese production. "Woman Sesame Oil Maker". Directed by Xie Fei. The film is about a successful business headed by a woman. Xiang Er Sao, who is the principal in this particular film.

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