The Light of Maternal Instinct

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The Light of Maternal Instinct
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Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin Mǔ Xìng Zhī Guāng
Directed by Bu Wancang
Written byBu Wancang
Produced by Lai Man-wai
Starring
CinematographyWong Siao Fen
Music by Ren Guang
Production
company
Release date
  • 1933 (1933)
Running time
92 minutes
Country Republic of China
LanguagesSilent film, with Chinese intertitles

The Light of Maternal Instinct (also translated as The Glory of Motherhood [1] ) is a 1933 Chinese drama film directed by Bu Wancang, starring Lai Cheuk-Cheuk, Chen Yanyan, and Jin Yan. It is a silent film since it lacks sound for dialogues, but there is background music composed by Ren Guang. One of the songs was composed by Nie Er.

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Bu Wancang is also the credited writer, but some scholars believe it was actually Tian Han who wrote the script. Tian Han had secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1932 and was a wanted man by the Nationalist government for his leftist writings.

The film was remade in 1939 by Yueh Feng as Mother and Daughter (雲裳仙子).

Setting

The film is set in both Shanghai and Southeast Asia (Nanyang).

Cast

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