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Taipei Story

Original title: Qing mei zhu ma
  • 19851985
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 59m
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7.6/10
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Taipei Story (1985)
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Lung is a former member of the national Little League team who lives with his old childhood sweetheart Ah-chin, a traditional family woman. Although they live together, Ah-chin is weary of L... Read allLung is a former member of the national Little League team who lives with his old childhood sweetheart Ah-chin, a traditional family woman. Although they live together, Ah-chin is weary of Lung's past liaison with another girl.Lung is a former member of the national Little League team who lives with his old childhood sweetheart Ah-chin, a traditional family woman. Although they live together, Ah-chin is weary of Lung's past liaison with another girl.
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    • Edward Yang
    • T'ien-wen Chu
    • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
    • Edward Yang
  • Stars
    • Chin Tsai
    • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
    • I-Chen Ko
    • Edward Yang
    • T'ien-wen Chu
    • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
    • Edward Yang
  • Stars
    • Chin Tsai
    • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
    • I-Chen Ko
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    • 6User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Chin Tsai
    Chin Tsai
    • Chin
    Hsiao-Hsien Hou
    Hsiao-Hsien Hou
    • Lung
    I-Chen Ko
    I-Chen Ko
    • Mr. Ke
    Su-Yun Ko
    Su-Yun Ko
    • Gwan
    Nien-Jen Wu
    Nien-Jen Wu
    • Taxi driver
    Hsiu-Ling Lin
    • A-Ling
    Shu-Fang Chen
    Shu-Fang Chen
    • Mrs. Mei
    Te-Nan Lai
    • Coach
    De-ming Lyu
    Fang Mei
    Fang Mei
    • Chin's mother
    Peng Sun
    Peng Sun
    Nai-Chu Ting
    Ping-Nan Wu
    Ping-Nan Wu
    • Chin's father
    Li-Yin Yang
    Li-Yin Yang
    • Qin
    Shu-yao Yang
    Shi Zhang
      • Edward Yang
      • T'ien-wen Chu
      • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
      • Edward Yang
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      This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #879.
    • Quotes

      Lung: He killed someone once. A black person. Later the police came and he was acquitted. He said that in the States, if you see a suspicious person in your yard, and if you can shoot them dead, drag them into your house and plant an unregistered gun on them. They call it self-defense. You're not guilty.

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      Baby Be Mine
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    I went into this film with zero expectations, having only watched a few other films by one other Taiwanese director, Ang Lee. I knew immediately from the first couple of scenes Edward Yang has earned his accolades for good reason. To really understand on a palpable level the nuances and motifs conveyed in this movie, it helps tremendously to have lived in Taipei, but I don't think that necessarily bars this film from being heralded as a classic. The themes presented in this film -- fall from grace, double binds, haunting pasts, gentrification and generational alienation -- are still universal, but poignantly unique and impactful when regarded through a Taiwanese perspective. Furthermore, much of what is portrayed in this film is still relevant today. Taipei Story is undoubtedly a classic of Asian cinema that deserves more attention especially now.
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      • 1985 (Taiwan)
      • Taiwan
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Min Nan
      • Mandarin
      • Hokkien
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