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Le Moulin
Poetry, literature, painting and old film clips converge in this lyrical, unusually designed film essay about Le Moulin, the Taiwanese poets’ collectiPublished on: -
First Launch
Elegant children’s animation with admirably adult ingenuity. On her first day of school, Little Scissors is robbed by aliens and proves to be a tiny…Published on: -
Growing Up
Written and produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Growing Up tells the tale of a recomposed family: a man from the mainland and his native Taiwanese wife.…Published on: -
The Boys from Fengkuei
Naturalistic and nostalgic, the film follows the lives of three teenagers from a fishing village on the Pescadores Islands in western Taiwan. Slowly aPublished on: -
Jimo Fangxin Julebu
Bitter-sweet comedy from Taipei in which Chen, a woman in her forties, comes face to face with her rebellious teenage daughter, her unfaithful husbandPublished on: -
Weather Report of the End
Bizarrely funny, small science-fiction film. Meteors and monsters determine the rough weather. The special effects are of an endearingly retro qualityPublished on: -
Kuei-mei, a Woman
After escaping from Communist China, Kuei-mei marries an alcoholic widower with kids. ‘Such is my life’ in its original title, this moving saga spanniPublished on: -
Qunian dongtian
Epic feature about the woman Lin-lang, whose life is largely shaped by important political developments in Taiwan between the seventies and today.Published on: -
Run Away
Kidnapped by a group of bandits and raped by their chief, Dan Zhu slowly develops feelings for the perpetrator. Echoing the social realism of TaiwanesPublished on: -
Haonan haonu
Unknown man bothers actress with a diary stolen from her. Ambitious film about film and life by one of today’s greatest film-makers.Published on: