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The film follows the Lin family in a coastal town near Taipei, Taiwan from 1945 to 1949, the period after the end of 50 years of Japanese colonial rule and before the establishment of a government-in-exile in Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek 's Nationalist Kuomintang forces once the Communist army captured mainland China.
Oct 21, 1989 · A City of Sadness is a 1989 film by Hsiao-Hsien Hou, based on a novel by Wu Nien-jen. It depicts the impact of the White Terror, a period of political repression in Taiwan, on a family and its members.
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- Drama, History
- Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- 1989-10-21
Bar owner Wen-heung (Chen Sown-yung), the eldest brother, falls foul of local gangsters, Wen-sun disappears, and Wen-leung, scarred by his experiences in the war, ends up in an insane asylum.
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- Artificial Eye Film
- Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- Drama
Oct 6, 2023 · Michelle Kuo reviews Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1989 film A City of Sadness, which depicts the 1947 massacre of Taiwanese protesters by the KMT regime. She explores the themes of language, memory, and resistance in the film and its historical context.
Aug 23, 2019 · The first Chinese-language film to ever win the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A City of Sadness is the story of three brothers during Taiwan’s “White Terror” period following World War II, when the island was under martial law. The film is a powerful, timeless piece of art.
Movies. A City of Sadness. By Richard Brody. October 2, 2014. This vastly ambitious drama about political strife in Taiwan distills a crucial historical period—from the island’s liberation...
Aug 29, 2010 · A film by Hou Hsiao-hsien about the history and culture of Taiwan in the 20th century. The film depicts the lives of four brothers and the impact of the February 28 Incident, a massacre of civilians by Nationalist soldiers in 1947.
