A City of Sadness Reviews

Kiana 2022-04-24 07:01:24

People and things gradually dissipated like a mist, and the chiming bell kept beating the hour, complaining of grief alone.

I drew carefully, drawing the sad faces of those people.

The mother died, the father was old. He is the eldest brother, and the responsibility of the family...

Shirley 2022-04-23 07:04:35

——Some trivial memories of Hou Hsiao-hsien's "City of Sadness" 1. Preface     If Taiwanese movies are a multi-angle portrayal of Taiwanese urban life, then Hou Hsiao-hsien, as a leading figure in Taiwanese movies, can be said to be an impressively independent one in this big garden. Tree plantain....

Nakia 2022-04-23 07:04:35

The night wind blows through Keelung under the shady curtain, and the waves of the years beat the city under the moon. A woman is giving birth, and a lamp hangs in the hut, lighting up the dim yellow anxiety of the family. 　　Before long, a cry suddenly cut through the darkness, and a baby was born....

Precious 2022-04-23 07:04:35

In literary and artistic creation, whether a writer or a director, when it comes to works with historical themes, there is an unwritten taboo, that is, they can interpret the history of the previous dynasties to their heart's content, while for contemporary history, they can only sing praises. Now,...

Zackary 2022-04-23 07:04:35

In 1987, the 38-year martial law era in Taiwan ended. In 1989, Hou Hsiao-hsien's "Sad City" came into being and won the Golden Lion Award. Jia Zhangke wrote in "Dafang" magazine: "What kind of film can come to its era exactly like "City of Sadness"? Enough to describe it as sad. With a film...

Taurean 2022-04-23 07:04:35

I read a story earlier: One afternoon in early spring two years after Taiwan's recovery, Lin Jiangmai, a widow in her 40s, was selling illicit cigarettes on the streets of Taipei in order to support her son and daughter. Outside the Tianma Teahouse in Taiping Township, Taipei, she was stopped by...

晓雪 2022-04-23 07:04:35

Although this movie is called a classic, it took only three days to finish watching it. If you want to say classic, I am afraid it is Hou Hsiao-hsien's long shot, right? In addition, if you consider the background of the era in 1989, it should be relatively rare for movies to reflect the changes of...

Gillian 2022-04-23 07:04:35

I only have a few words . The time and space logic in editing is not strict, and it should be said that the editing method of stream of consciousness is more important. Boss Lin's woman gave birth to a child. Wenqing was mentioned in the photo, and then he moved to Wenqing in the photo studio. From...

Allan 2022-04-23 07:04:35

After watching this film on and off, the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas are so beautiful yet so ruthless, the wide, beautiful and Wenqing’s affectionate and profound, Wenliang Wenxiong’s anger and cries touch the bottom of my heart but it’s hard to put into words. I borrow a poem by Du Fu to...

Kieran 2022-04-23 07:04:35

I have been to Jiufen, I have seen golden stone melons and rainy days, and it was not until today that I finished watching "City of Sadness" and understood Hou Hsiao-hsien a little bit. From the time when Emperor Renyu declared Japan's defeat, to the end of the mainland's change of defense and the...