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UNITED STATES · 1932

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

Frank Capra
Classical Hollywood cross-cultural romance captivity and manipulation missionary life colonial power dynamics moral corruption
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Synopsis

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

Year1932
CountryUnited States
DirectorFrank Capra
MovementClassical Hollywood
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