Overview of articles
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Too Young
Striking, captivating story about the feelings and sensitivities of two adolescents who embark on an unlikely friendship at school.Published on: -
Flowers of Shanghai
Undercooled intrigues in a beautiful portrayal of a fashionable nineteenth-century brothel in Shanghai. Breathtaking costumes and enchanting lightingPublished on: -
Jam
Light-hearted realism. A young couple steals the wrong car. The car has lots of stories that take them to people who don’t want to be…Published on: -
Chung Tsai
Ambitious low-budget film concentrates on the perils of the teenager Ah Cung and his family in the slums of Taipei.Published on: -
Goodbye South, Goodbye
Modernised work, including mobile telephones and handicammed scenes, by the Taiwanese master. Petty criminals try to earn money.Published on: -
Taiping Tienkuo
Two brothers are confronted in the late sixties by American-army influences. By the maker of A Borrowed Life.Published on: -
Mahjong
Black comedy about a motley group of Chinese and foreigners in the vibrant metropolis of Taipei.Published on: -
Fei Tien
Whimsical, humane and moving portrait of the underclass in the Ching Dynasty, marked by hunger and rebellion.Published on: -
Chuen hua mon lu
Self-assured début about three generations of one country family and the role of arbitrary chance in their lives.Published on: -
A Touch of Zen
Epic film about intrigues in the 14th century with imposing camerawork and a breakthrough role by Hsu Feng.Published on: