125 mins |
Rated
TBC
Directed by Edward Yang
Starring Shiang-chyi Chen, Yi-wen Chen, Shu-Chun Ni, Danny Deng
(Edward Yang, 1994, 125 min) Set in the material world of 1990s Taipei, Yang's panoramic satire depicts a skyline choked by smog and the neon signs of global corporations. With sharp wit, Yang explores the self-absorption of twentysomething urbanites, including impresario Molly (Ni Shujun), her suspicious wealthy fiancé, her talk-show-host sister, and the sister’s estranged husband, a novelist imagining a horrified reincarnated Confucius in modern society. Although a shift from his earlier dramatic films, this ambitious and incisive piece shows Yang searching for the soul of a country he no longer recognizes.
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(Edward Yang, 1994, 125 min) Set in the material world of 1990s Taipei, Yang's panoramic satire depicts a skyline choked by smog and the neon signs of global corporations. With sharp wit, Yang explores the self-absorption of twentysomething urbanites, including impresario Molly (Ni Shujun), her suspicious wealthy fiancé, her talk-show-host sister, and the sister’s estranged husband, a novelist imagining a horrified reincarnated Confucius in modern society. Although a shift from his earlier dramatic films, this ambitious and incisive piece shows Yang searching for the soul of a country he no longer recognizes.
