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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 605

Don't Change Your Husband

192961 minChina

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Chinese.
This copy runs: 61:28
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Synopsis

After losing his job, a Shanghai husband discovers that his wife has become involved with a wealthy student. Relatives and lawyers turn a strained marriage into a public dispute. As the promised freedom of a new romance begins to unravel, both spouses must confront the gap between desire, money and family expectations.

Cast

Wang Naidong

Tang Tianxiu

DirectorsXie Yunqing

Historical context

The film approaches divorce through the conservative framework of a reconciliation melodrama. Its English title recalls Cecil B. DeMille’s 1919 film, while its Shanghai setting turns the conflict toward local family authority and urban social life.

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Availability checked on September 11, 2026.

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