A Time to Live, and Time to Die (1985)
3.9 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 17min
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- Synopsis:
This depiction of childhood and adolescence draws heavily from the filmmaker's own boyhood. Like many of their compatriots, Hou's family moved from the mainland to Taiwan in 1948 and was unable ever to return. The film focuses on the widening generation gap in a family cut off from its cultural heritage. The film is a coming of age story of Ah-Ha, whom we meet as a boy of about seven, and whose life we follow until his late teen years. Ah-Ha's family fled China in 1947, and now live in Taiwan. At first, there was still talk about recapturing the mainland, although those discussions faded away as the reality became clear. Still, Ah-Ha's grandmother (Ru-Yun Tang) is convinced that she can walk back to the mainland, and frequently asks people to help her to get there. - Actors:
- Chia-bao Chang, Neng Chang, Chih-Chen Chen, Han-wen Chen, Shu-fang Chen, Bao-te Chiang, Tung-hung Chou, Ai Hsiao, Shufen Xin, Hsiang-Ping Hu, Tung-lai Kao, Chung-Wen Lin, Kuo-bao Liu, Cheng-ye Lo, Shun-lin Lo, Tse-chung Lo, Fang Mei, Mei-Feng, Ru-Yun Tang, Te-chen Tao
- Directors:
- Hsiao-hsien Hou
- Producers:
- Hsin Chih Hsu
- Writers:
- T'ien-wen Chu, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Nien-Jen Wu
- Aka:
- Tóngnián wangshì
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Taiwan
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