A City of Sadness 1989
7.8 / 10
A City of Sadness
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.
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This film, even at 20 years old, may be the strongest cinematic statement I've ever seen against country "boundaries" and "imperialism". Between the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese people lived in Taiwan under Japanese rule for two generations. By WW II, they were living alongside the Japanese and the remaining (that's another story) indigenous peoples more or less peacefully. The Taiwanese, after two generations, were neither Chinese, nor Japanese, nor indigenous. When Japan lost the war and withdrew, the Chinese government took over with disastrous consequences. THAT is viscerally described in this masterpiece. What's really lost on a white boy like me is the nuances of the dialects. In fact, the reason that Tony Leung is a deaf mute is that he couldn't convincingly speak the Taiwanese dialect! (At least I'm in good company, LOL)
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Release Date:
Oct 21, 1989 (Hong Kong,Taiwan, Province Of China)
Run Time:
2hr 38`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
Chinese
Production Countries:
Hong Kong,Taiwan, Province Of China
Status:
Released
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This film, even at 20 years old, may be the strongest cinematic statement I've ever seen against country "boundaries" and "imperialism". Between the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese people lived in Taiwan under Japanese rule for two generations. By WW II, they were living alongside the Japanese and the remaining (that's another story) indigenous peoples more or less peacefully. The Taiwanese, after two generations, were neither Chinese, nor Japanese, nor indigenous. When Japan lost the war and withdrew, the Chinese government took over with disastrous consequences. THAT is viscerally described in this masterpiece. What's really lost on a white boy like me is the nuances of the dialects. In fact, the reason that Tony Leung is a deaf mute is that he couldn't convincingly speak the Taiwanese dialect! (At least I'm in good company, LOL)
Cast & Crew of
A City of Sadness - A City of Sadness
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Wen-Ching
... Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
... Wen-Heung
... Wen Leung
... Ah Jia
PT
Po Tai... Ah Jia
... Ah Lu
... Meidai
... Mr. Wu
... Singer
... Mr. Huang
... Sister-in-law
WYF
Wou Yi Fang... Wu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei
CK
Chi-Ying Kao... Shopkeeper
... Concubine
... Ah Xue
JL
Ju Lin... Jin Quan
... Sister-in-law
CL
Ching Lu... Wu's Father
... Shizuko Ogawa
Produced By
... Producer
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