The Distant Echo

This film (drama)Also known as绝响，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At1985Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating8.1(For reference only)。

In the early 1960s, in a narrow and shabby alley in Xiguan, Guangzhou, lived the father-son duo of Qu Laoshu. Qu Laoshu, in his fifties, was an old artist who had come from the old society. He was passionate about Cantonese music and had composed numerous beautiful and moving tunes. His lifelong greatest wish was to publish his own collection of songs, but sadly, this wish was never fulfilled before his death. His son, Guanzai, had a considerable musical talent and was deeply influenced by his father. However, after losing his mother at a young age and bearing the burdens of life, he matured early and developed a straightforward character. Around them lived various neighbors, including kind-hearted blind people who loved Cantonese music and Hui Nu, a childhood friend with whom Guanzai shared an innocent bond. The alley was filled with a warm current of friendship among its residents. However, the storm of the "Cultural Revolution" shattered the tranquility of the alley. The beloved music was banned, and although Qu Laoshu hid his compositions, young Guanzai was deeply affected when he heard about his father's "ugly history" during a struggle session. In a fit of anger, he ran away from home, joining in rallies and going to the countryside for many years... Ten years later, Guanzai had grown tall, rugged, and cold-faced, returning to the alley, only to find that everything had changed and his father was now thin and aged. His father still held on to the missing collection of music sheets, and Guanzai felt both pity and indifference. Yet, they did not foresee the fate of those sheets—most were burned, but a few precious pieces were published both domestically and internationally, with some even becoming the works of one of the Four Kings of Cantonese Music, He Dashao. Qu Laoshu passed away due to overwork. After his death, his favorite piece "Wild Goose Flying in the Sky" was adapted into a piano concerto and made waves in prestigious circles. However, his name remained buried. Life brought Guanzai back together with his former loved ones and friends. His mother, who had remarried, felt deep guilt towards Guanzai, but he could never understand the pain she harbored; his childhood girlfriend, Hui Nu, now had her own family and children, and though she still held feelings for Guanzai, she could only silently wish him well; his half-sister, Yunzhi, a piano graduate from a music academy, held no grudges and visited the Qu family several times to retrieve Qu Laoshu's remaining manuscripts, leading to a successful composition... Through these entanglements, Guanzai recognized the value of his father's music and truly understood his contributions to Cantonese opera music, while also gaining a new and deeper understanding of society and life.