Springtime in a Small Town

Springtime in a Small Town (Chinese: 小城之春; pinyin: Xiǎochéng zhī chūn) is a 2002 Chinesedrama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. The film is a remake of directorFei Mu's 1948 film Spring in a Small Town, written by its original screenwriter Li Tianji (Chinese: 李天濟; pinyin: Lǐ Tiānjì). Though the two movies are referred to by different English titles, they share the same title in Chinese.

Springtime in a Small Town marks the return of Tian Zhuangzhuang to the director's chair, following a nearly nine-year absence since his last film, The Blue Kite (1993). It was funded by several production companies from China (Beijing Film Studio, Beijing Rosart Film), France (Orly Films, Paradis Films), and the Netherlands (Fortissimo Films).

Unlike The BlueKite, which deployed a large cast, spanned decades, and carried a political message, Springtime is a small intimate chamber-piece.