chin tsai looks like a fucking goddes.
anyway edward yang cooked again with this masterpiece about a struggeling couple that tries to live life.
i love the personal struggles of both main characters, it feels so real to figure and navigate life in order to get a future.
i also love how chin and lung's relationship gets tested, its such a human film.
edward yang is the goat.
Taipei Story
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
5/1/1985Runtime
120 minsGenres
Overview
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
ChineseBudget
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A poignant portrait of young adulthood in 1980s Taipei, where a woman's hopes for escape clash against her boyfriend's devotion to past obligations. The film captures the quiet melancholy of two people loving each other while moving in different directions.
Mood
MelancholicWistfulContemplativeBittersweet
Themes
Coming of ageLoveFamilyIdentity
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Slow-burn
Structure
Linear
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