Dust in the Wind (film)
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Dust in the Wind ) is a 1986
critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful movie by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien
.
This film is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's own experiences, and the final part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, the others being A Summer at Grandpa's
(1984) and The Time to Live and the Time to Die
(1985).
to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Ah-yun follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Ah-yuan must spend three years in the military and the girl marries someone else. Although Ah-yuan regrets what happened he does not blame Ah-yun.
in the role of the grandfather. Li became a central part of Hou's major films.
1986 in film
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critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful movie by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Hou Hsiao-Hsien is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement.-Biography:...
.
This film is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's own experiences, and the final part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, the others being A Summer at Grandpa's
A Summer at Grandpa's
A Summer at Grandpa's is a 1984 film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.This film is inspired by screenwriter Chu Tien-wen's childhood memories, and the first part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, followed by The Time to Live and the Time to Die and Dust in the Wind .- Synposis :A young boy, Dong-Dong...
(1984) and The Time to Live and the Time to Die
The Time to Live and the Time to Die
The Time to Live and the Time to Die is a 1985 film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. This film is inspired by screenwriter-turned-director Hou's own coming-of-age story....
(1985).
Synopsis
A love story about a young couple from a village in the northern-east part of Taiwan. The boy, Ah-yuan goes to TaipeiTaipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Ah-yun follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Ah-yuan must spend three years in the military and the girl marries someone else. Although Ah-yuan regrets what happened he does not blame Ah-yun.
Cast
- Wang Chien-wen as Ah-yuan
- Xin Shufen as Ah-yun
- Li Tian-luLi Tian-luLi Tian-lu is a principal character in the trilogy of historical films of Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.-The Trilogy:The Puppetmaster tells the true story of Li's life as a master puppeteer faced with demands to turn his skills to propaganda during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in...
as Ah-yuan's grandfather
Production
The film features Li Tian-luLi Tian-lu
Li Tian-lu is a principal character in the trilogy of historical films of Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.-The Trilogy:The Puppetmaster tells the true story of Li's life as a master puppeteer faced with demands to turn his skills to propaganda during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in...
in the role of the grandfather. Li became a central part of Hou's major films.