We return to Hou Hsiao Hsien and to Taiwanese Cinema. Hou is the screenwriter for this transitional melodramatic musical: a hit and winner of the Golden Horse Award. Part of a series of films, some in new restorations, that are being screened under the title of GOLDEN DECADES: CINEMATIC MASTERS OF THE GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS. In the podcast we discuss it in relation to the healthy realist films of a previous generation, Hou’s first films as a director, Spanish musical melodramas featuring children and British 60s musicals such as LIVE IT UP (Lance Comfort, UK, 1963). A very enjoyable film that makes us look forward to the others in the series.
The podcast may be listened to here:
The podcast may also be listened to on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zWZ7Egdy6xPCwHPHlOOaT
and on itunes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/first-impressions-thinking-aloud-about-film/id1548559546
We have previously podcast on Growing Up, which is also part of the series, and which may be listened to here:
Hou Hsiao-hsien 25: Contexts 15 – Growing Up (Chen Kunhou, 1983)
We have also discussed Hou Hsia Hsien’s other collaborations with Kenny Bee:
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