this be a film about deep and unspoken human relationship . eventually they do become spoken and but be there a chance to change anything about the situation . originally make in shanghai 1948 and quite free of propaganda the film introduce u to the dai family . there be still some weight about the history that surround the family . history usually have weight in chinese literature and serious film . a young married couple liyan and an invalid and and his wife yuwen live in a once great family compound that be partially ruin . a bright contrast be liyan young sister who can not really remember the past of the family but accepts everything in quite a natural way . her spirit be as bright a the other two be reserve . into this apparently stable world come an unexpected visitor . i end up feeling quite sad but definitely a superior film .