The cinematography is lush and detailed, the soundtrack is tragically beautiful, the weak link is the sluggish scripting.
This independent Taiwanese art-house film, produced by the veteran of Taiwan film Lee Hsing and directed by the Golden Horse Award 2000 Short Film winner Chang Kuo-fu, is a story told in dreamy sequences and intercutting flashbacks, about a couple in 1960s Taiwan whose love lives on to the present day.
A very wise casting decision was made in the lead female role, played by the Singaporean actress Fann Wong (credited in the film as Woon-fong Fann). She delivers a substantial performance marked by silent sorrow. In comparison, Hong Kong's Shaun Tam and Taiwan's Yin Hsin appear inexperienced.
The film was nominated for 5 categories at the inaugural Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF) in Singapore, but won nothing. Nevertheless, it deserves a spin, especially for the haunting emotional crescendo in the second half of the movie. Highly recommended for tearjerker-lovers or fans of old-style or 'original' Taiwanese films.
This independent Taiwanese art-house film, produced by the veteran of Taiwan film Lee Hsing and directed by the Golden Horse Award 2000 Short Film winner Chang Kuo-fu, is a story told in dreamy sequences and intercutting flashbacks, about a couple in 1960s Taiwan whose love lives on to the present day.
A very wise casting decision was made in the lead female role, played by the Singaporean actress Fann Wong (credited in the film as Woon-fong Fann). She delivers a substantial performance marked by silent sorrow. In comparison, Hong Kong's Shaun Tam and Taiwan's Yin Hsin appear inexperienced.
The film was nominated for 5 categories at the inaugural Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF) in Singapore, but won nothing. Nevertheless, it deserves a spin, especially for the haunting emotional crescendo in the second half of the movie. Highly recommended for tearjerker-lovers or fans of old-style or 'original' Taiwanese films.