1984 signaled the beginning of the “Coming of Age” trilogy that began with “A Summer in Grandpa's”. The film is based on Chu Tien Wen's childhood memories, one of the most renowned theatrical writers and novelists of the country. The protagonists are two kids, a fact that established Hou's ability to direct kid actors. The movie won a Best Director award at the 1984 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, the Golden Montgolfiere award (tied with The Runner (1984)) at the 1985 Nantes Three Continents Festival, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention at the 1985 Locarno International Film Festival. It was also the first work of the Taiwanese auteur to screen in the US, in 1986. Also of note is the fact that Hou cast Edward Yang in a brief role, with Yang returning the favor by casting Hou in his film “Taipei Story”
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- 3/30/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
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In 1986, Hou Hsiao-hsien concluded the “Coming of Age” trilogy with “Dust in the Wind”, which was however, a commercial failure, despite the excellent reviews it got. The script is based upon the life experiences of Wu Nien-jen, co-writer of the movie along Chu Tien-wen, who is considered as one of the most important and prolific artists of New Cinema, as scriptwriter, director and actor.
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Ah Yuan and Ah Yun are childhood sweethearts who live in Jiufen, a rural town on the hills in northern Taiwan, where most people are employed in the mines, including their fathers. After graduation from junior high school, Ah Yuan decides to quit school and go to Taipei to work, eventually getting a job in a printing shop. There, he is constantly mistreated by the wife of the boss, but things get better when Ah...
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Ah Yuan and Ah Yun are childhood sweethearts who live in Jiufen, a rural town on the hills in northern Taiwan, where most people are employed in the mines, including their fathers. After graduation from junior high school, Ah Yuan decides to quit school and go to Taipei to work, eventually getting a job in a printing shop. There, he is constantly mistreated by the wife of the boss, but things get better when Ah...
- 3/28/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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