Beiqíng chéngshì (1989) AKA A City of Sadness

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Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung, the eldest brother, falls foul of local gangsters, Wen-sun disappears, and Wen-leung, scarred by his experiences in the war, ends up in an insane asylum. Deaf-mute photographer Wen-ching, the youngest brother, decides to make a stand and fight the Kuomintang government from China that is assuming power.

Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien. AKA 悲情城市 / A City of Sadness
Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Chen Sung-young, Jack Kao, Li Tian-lu, Xin Shufen, Wu Yi-fang, Nakamura Ikuyo, Jan Hung-tze, Wu Nien-jen, Zhang Dachun.

1989 Venice Film Festival – Winner of the Golden Lion.

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5 Comments

  1. Jonathan Crow
    September 8, 2019
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    This is a weirdly hard to find masterpiece. Thank you!

  2. Jonathan Shapiro
    September 8, 2019
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    Seeing this and The Puppetmaster (1993) in 35mm we’re highlights of my life. The film’s scarce availability is due to its very convoluted rights situation-there have long been whispers of Triad (mob) money being used to help make it, but who knows. I think this film may have a record for the most spoken languages during its runtime

  3. Michael
    September 9, 2019
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    Brilliant film. Not to be miss

  4. September 23, 2019
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    Thank goodness for this site.Magnificent film. I still kick myself for not getting the video when it was affordable.

  5. Letícia
    November 3, 2021
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    I’ve been looking for this movie for a long time. Thank you!!

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