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The Silent Love

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english title The Silent Love
original title 啞吧與新娘
year1971
countryHong-Kong


cast & crew

directorGriffin YUEH Feng - 岳楓
actorIvy LING Po
CHIN Feng - 金峰
LING Ling
FANG Mien - 房勉
CHEUNG Pei-Shan
producerRunme SHAW


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genresromance
duration80 mins
production studioShaw Brothers 邵氏


synopsis

Abandoned by his family and left to die, a young mute is rescued by Lai, a villager. He raises the mute with his son Chin-huo. As the boys grow up, it becomes clear that Chin-huo is not only a bully but is also spoiled and lazy. The mute however, is just the opposite.

When Chin-huo comes of age, he marries the gentle and kind Ko Hsiu-chih. He is not a good husband and among his misdeeds, he has an affair with A-man, his parent’s servant.

A-man’s husband, Tsai Tu-tso is a compulsive gambler and is continually losing his wife’s wages. Needing more money, he forces her to borrow money from her employees leading her finally to Chin-huo for help. On one occasion, the mute finds A-man with Chin-huo and informs Tu-tso. In a rage of anger, he beats up Chin-huo badly injuring him. The police are called and when questioned, the mute, remembering his debt to Lai, accuses Tu-tso of being a rowdy drunk. He is arrested.

Because of this incident, Lai dismisses A-man causing Chin-huo to become angry with the mute. His wife is grateful to him for keeping her husband out of trouble.

Stories linking Chin-Huo and A-man become local gossip infuriating Chin-huo even more. He takes revenge by brutally beating up his wife and the mute. The following morning, the mute saves Hsiu-chih from committing suicide. In a blind fury, he goes looking for Chin-huo and upon finding him, proceeds to savagely beat him and only stops because his mother begged him to stop. In retaliation, Chin-huo forces the mute to leave causing him to abscond to the village compound.

During the night the mute is awakened by the villagers and is told that Lai’s house is on fire. He arrives at the scene and to find that Hsiu-chih and Chin-huo are inside. Without hesitation, he rushes into the flaming building and carries Hsiu-chih to safety. Returning he is unable to save Chin-huo and together they meet an agonizing death as the burning structure collapses.

source: celestial

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