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Release Date:
27 August 1997 (France)
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In Taiwan, Xiao-kang, a young man in his early 20s, lives with his parents in near silence. He is plagued by severe neck pain...
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the most polished film I have ever seen
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Tien Miao | ... | Father |
| Kang-sheng Lee | ... | Kang-Sheng, Xiao-Kang |
| Yi-Ching Lu | ... | Mother (as Hsiao-Ling Lu) |
| Ann Hui | ... | Director (as Anne Hui) |
| Shiang-chyi Chen | ... | Girl |
| Chao-jung Chen | ... | Anonymous Man |
| Shiao-Lin Lu | ... | Mother's lover (as Long Chang) |
| Kuei-Mei Yang | ... | Girl in Hotel |
Directed by | |||
| Ming-liang Tsai | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ming-liang Tsai | writer | |
| Yi-chun Tsai | writer | |
| Pi-ying Yang | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Shun-Ching Chiu | .... | producer | |
| Hu-pin Chung | .... | executive producer | |
| Li-Kong Hsu | .... | producer | |
| Shih-Yuan Lin | .... | line producer | |
| Shih-Fang Wang | .... | associate producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Pen-jung Liao | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sheng-Chang Chen | |||
| Chen-Ching Lei | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Tony Lan | |||
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| Pao-Lin Lee | |||
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| Nien-Chiu Cheng | |||
| Mu-Shan Kuo | |||
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| Wang Yu | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Pei-Wen Yen | .... | additional hair stylist | |
| Pei-Wen Yen | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Chou Zenia | .... | hair stylist | |
| Chou Zenia | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Chih-ming Huang | .... | production manager | |
| Hui-Chin Lin | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Pei-Chun Chen | .... | assistant director | |
| Ming-Tai Wang | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Din-I Hu | .... | foley artist | |
| Yuan-Feng Tsao | .... | foley artist | |
| Ching-Ang Yang | .... | production sound mixer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Marie Chao | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
Other crew | |||
| San-Ling Chang | .... | overseas coordinator | |
| Helen Dei | .... | script supervisor | |
| Yi-Mei Luo | .... | overseas coordinator | |
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- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
- Atalanta Filmes (Portugal)
- Leisure Time Features (2001) (USA)
- Mongrel Media (Canada)
- Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
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115 min | Germany:116 min
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Follows Ai qing wan sui (1994)
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Every second of this film is calculated. Whether it is a shadow crossing a bed or the obstructed view out a doorway. It is an excellent story about taboo and how defilement can exist in many ways. The audience watches as a white-clad, pristine, Taiwanese youth is marred by his immediate environment, a close friend, and then his own family. The director illustrates Tai Pei as a filthy industrial cesspool by concentrating the film's landscape in the inner city.
Besides the subject matter, the director uses agonizing long shots to make the audience uncomfortable. There is no soothing music, only the roar of cars and other urban noise. It left me breathless. The best film I have seen to date.