Released
Sanmao: The Desert Bride
October 7 2020 (about 4 years ago)Rating
75
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2 reviews
- Directors: Ana Pérez de la Fuente, Marta Arribas
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 1 h 26 m
- Country: Spain
- Companies: Ikiru Films, TVE
In 1973, Chinese writer Sanmao (Echo Chen Ping, 1943-91) marries Spanish naval engineer José María Quero while living together in the Spanish Sahara. Sanmao recounts her daily experiences in Tales From the Sahara, a book that is a best-selling phenomenon in Taiwan and China. Sanmao then becomes an icon for independent women and the protagonist of a life that takes on legendary overtones: love, adventure, literature and, finally, tragedy.
