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The film follows the Lin family in a coastal town near Taipei, Taiwan from 1945 to 1949, the period after the end of 50 years of Japanese colonial rule and before the establishment of a government-in-exile in Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek 's Nationalist Kuomintang forces once the Communist army captured mainland China.
Oct 21, 1989 · A City of Sadness is a 1989 film by Hsiao-Hsien Hou, based on the novel by Wu Nien-jen. It depicts the life of a family in Taiwan during the turbulent years of Japanese occupation and Kuomintang rule.
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- Drama, History
- Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- 1989-10-21
Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung (Chen Sown-yung), the eldest brother, falls foul of local ...
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- Artificial Eye Film
- Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- Drama
Oct 2, 2014 · A City of Sadness. By Richard Brody. October 2, 2014. This vastly ambitious drama about political strife in Taiwan distills a crucial historical period—from the island’s liberation from...
- Condé Nast
Oct 6, 2023 · Michelle Kuo reviews Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1989 film A City of Sadness, which depicts the 1947 massacre of Taiwanese protesters by the KMT regime. She explores the themes of language, memory, and resistance in the film and its historical context.
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. Hou Hsiao-hsien. Director. Wu Nien-jen. Writer. Chu Tien-wen. Writer. Reviews. Written by badelf on November 15, 2021.
Aug 29, 2010 · A film by Hou Hsiao-hsien about the history and culture of Taiwan in the 20th century. The film depicts the lives of four brothers and the impact of the February 28 Incident, a massacre of civilians by Nationalist soldiers in 1947.
