Woman Sesame Oil Maker
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| Woman Sesame Oil Maker | |
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| Directed by | Xie Fei |
| Written by | Xie Fei, based on a story by Zhou Daxin |
| Starring | Siqin Gaowa |
| Distributed by | Facets Multimedia (Region 1 DVD) |
| Release date(s) |  1993 February 16, 1994 (NYC only) |
| Running time | 105 min |
| Language | Mandarin |
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Xian hun nu is a Chinese film in the Mandarin language. In the English speaking world it has been released on VHS under the title Women from the Lake of Scented Souls and more recently on DVD as Woman Sesame Oil Maker.
The film is directed by Xie Fei and tells the story of a woman who runs a small sesame oil business that becomes unexpectedly successful; success then brings problems.
The film won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1994.
[edit] External links
- "Xie Fei's Black Snow and Women from the Lake of Scented Souls: Men and Women getting by in post-Mao China podcast of a lecture by
Dr. Julian Ward, University of Edinburgh
| Preceded by Grand Canyon |
Golden Bear winner 1994 tied with The Wedding Banquet |
Succeeded by In the Name of the Father |
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