At the Moment is a taiwanese series directed by Lien Yi-Chi, Ray Wu, Pin-Chuan Kao, Norris Wong, and Remii Huang.
Today, on Friday, we are introduced to this pleasant yet bittersweet and realistic Taiwanese series about the lives of individuals who, while sharing apartments, lives, spaces, and situations, have much more in common than it seems: they all want to feel that “something more” in this world that, seemingly, wants to deny it.
At the Moment is a series that excels in its photographic quality and manages a dynamic and lively pace in a series that goes beyond being a typical sitcom, putting the camera and waiting for the characters to develop: it is filmed like a cinematic piece, carefully considering each shot and framing, the positioning of light, and more, with great respect for the viewer.
Thematically, it quickly liberates itself from its romantic comedy tone and takes the...
Today, on Friday, we are introduced to this pleasant yet bittersweet and realistic Taiwanese series about the lives of individuals who, while sharing apartments, lives, spaces, and situations, have much more in common than it seems: they all want to feel that “something more” in this world that, seemingly, wants to deny it.
At the Moment is a series that excels in its photographic quality and manages a dynamic and lively pace in a series that goes beyond being a typical sitcom, putting the camera and waiting for the characters to develop: it is filmed like a cinematic piece, carefully considering each shot and framing, the positioning of light, and more, with great respect for the viewer.
Thematically, it quickly liberates itself from its romantic comedy tone and takes the...
- 11/10/2023
- by Alice Lange
- Martin Cid - TV
Considering the amount of movies we have seen about Covid the last few years, finding one that deals with 2003 Sars is actually surprising nowadays. Lin Chun-Yang, however, decided to do just that with “Eye of the Storm”, a movie that takes place almost exclusively within a hospital, during the particular pandemic in Taiwan.
Eye of the Storm is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Already having issues with the wife for neglecting their family, Dr Zheng Xia, s thoracic surgeon, tries to be there this time for his daughter's fifth birthday, and even picks a taxi to take him home. However, just a few moments later, he has to return in order to deal with an emergency situation, and even worse, he finds himself stranded in the building due to the quarantine imposed when Sars is detected on a patient. Furthermore, the taxi driver, who went into the hospital...
Eye of the Storm is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Already having issues with the wife for neglecting their family, Dr Zheng Xia, s thoracic surgeon, tries to be there this time for his daughter's fifth birthday, and even picks a taxi to take him home. However, just a few moments later, he has to return in order to deal with an emergency situation, and even worse, he finds himself stranded in the building due to the quarantine imposed when Sars is detected on a patient. Furthermore, the taxi driver, who went into the hospital...
- 7/28/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Dekanalog Acquires Taiwanese Horror Movie Detention: "Gotham-based distributor Dekanalog has added the acclaimed Taiwanese festival favorite Detention to their bustling 2021 slate, with plans to release the award-winning film in theatres and virtual cinemas nationwide on October 8th. The film, from director John Hsu, marks the distributor's second genre release following the Tunisian horror favorite Dachra, which Dekanalog will bow on July 9th.
Set in 1962 Taiwan during the White Terror martial law period, Detention tells the story of Fang Ray Shin (Golden horse Award nominee Gingle Wang), a female student at the hillside Greenwood High School and, attending counselling with teacher Mr. Chang (Meng-Po Fu), they gradually fall in love. It was a dangerous period where sensitive books were banned and free speech were restricted, but Mr. Chang has secretly organized a study group for banned books.
One day, Mr. Chang disappears without explanation, and only Ray-shin and her fellow student...
Set in 1962 Taiwan during the White Terror martial law period, Detention tells the story of Fang Ray Shin (Golden horse Award nominee Gingle Wang), a female student at the hillside Greenwood High School and, attending counselling with teacher Mr. Chang (Meng-Po Fu), they gradually fall in love. It was a dangerous period where sensitive books were banned and free speech were restricted, but Mr. Chang has secretly organized a study group for banned books.
One day, Mr. Chang disappears without explanation, and only Ray-shin and her fellow student...
- 4/21/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The Taiwanese Lgtb love drama “Your Name Engraved Herein” opens with the popular quotation from The Song of Solomon 8:7 about the power of love that can neither be quenched by water, nor drowned by the floods: “If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, his offer would be viewed with utter contempt.” And the religious reference is in its right place as an introduction to the interesting chapter of the Taiwanese (relatively recent) history marked by political changes, which was at the same time stuck in stubborn conservatism.
“Your name engraved herein” is screening at Slovak Queer Film Festival
One of the titular characters – Chang A-Han (Edward Chen), a young student with a despotic father and a strict Catholic upbringing, is faced with many challenges. It’s 1987, shortly after the Martial Law in Taiwan was being lifted, and the wind of change is still...
“Your name engraved herein” is screening at Slovak Queer Film Festival
One of the titular characters – Chang A-Han (Edward Chen), a young student with a despotic father and a strict Catholic upbringing, is faced with many challenges. It’s 1987, shortly after the Martial Law in Taiwan was being lifted, and the wind of change is still...
- 10/15/2020
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
As a subversive poem (according to the Chinese Nationalist Party that ruled Taiwan under martial law during the period known as the White Terror from 1947 until 1987) read by Miss Yin (Cecilia Choi) to the members of her and Mr. Chang’s (Meng-Po Fu) underground high school book club relates: a tree’s roots never ask to be repaid by the fruit that blooms as a result of their effort. It’s a succinctly beautiful metaphor for the education system and its liberal teachers doing all they can to ensure the next generation graduates with a full awareness of the problematic history surrounding them. Rather than facilitate the creation of future oppressors, those like Yin and Chang seek to cultivate free thinkers who will always refuse to blindly accept authoritarianism.
That it comes from the cinematic adaptation of a Taiwanese videogame entitled Detention shouldn’t surprise anyone aware of how powerful...
That it comes from the cinematic adaptation of a Taiwanese videogame entitled Detention shouldn’t surprise anyone aware of how powerful...
- 9/1/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
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