4/5 Very good movie, based upon the life of a famous Chinese composer
  by Koreen (United States)
I enjoyed seeing"Rhapsody of Spring," based upon the life of Shi Guangnan, a famous, modern Chinese composer. In the movie, the character Zhao Liming is Shi. Some of Shi's musical compositions are featured in the movie.

The film at the beginning centers around the childhood of Zhao, a young girl who eventually becomes his wife and a close male friend, who also courted the young woman, who becomes Shi's wife. Zhao, initially, tries to help his best friend in his efforts to attract the young lady. However, she and Zhao are truly attracted to each other. Zhao as a young man is sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. However, he returns from the countryside having learned more about certain folk songs from that region, which assist his development as a musician.

My main quibble with the film is that the subtitles are occasionally hard to entirely read. Otherwise this is a very good and inspirational film.