City of Sadness

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Tony Leung, Hsin Shu-Fen, Chen Sung-yung, Lee Tian-lu, Kao Wei, Chen Shu-fang, Tai Pao, Mei Fang, Lin Chao-hsiung, Jin Shijie, Ke Su-yun, Wu Yi-fang
1989
Taiwan, China
Completed
Minnan, Mandarin Chinese,
157 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as悲情城市,is aTaiwan, ChinaProducerwomen sex,At1989Released in year
。The dialogue language isMinnan, Mandarin Chinese,,Current Douban rating9.0(For reference only)。
The fate of ordinary people is always so small that it can be easily ignored in the face of a tumultuous era. Individuals, if they bravely stand up to try to stop the tide of the times, are often like Don Quixote bravely charging at windmills, usually destined to be martyrs; and more often than not, they don’t even have the right to choose to be mere observers. However, the tragedy of ordinary people undoubtedly reflects the absurdity and cruelty of history.After Japan's unconditional surrender in 1945 and Taiwan's restoration, a Lin family in Keelung thought they were about to live a good life, but fate had other plans, and the Lin family faced endless setbacks. After the "228" Incident, only the honest deaf-mute fourth brother, Lin Wenqing (Tony Leung), who ran a photo studio, remained. However, the tragedy did not end there; due to his connections with progressive individuals, Lin Wenqing also could not escape arrest. At this point, the only remaining members of the Lin family were Lin Wenqing and Wu Kuanmei (Hsin Shu-Fen)'s child—still in swaddling clothes, babbling his first words.