Movies from Taiwan

Films by Arvin Chen

Städte haben es in sich, charaktervolle Städte haben ihren ganz eigenen Charme. Jenem von Taiwans Hauptstadt Taipeh ist Arvin Chen auf höchst genüssliche Art auf der Spur. Die Figuren seiner Komödie sind alle aus dem Leben gegriffen und dennoch alle leicht neben dem Leben gezeichnet. Eine von ihnen verbringt halbe Nächte in einer Buchhandlung, ohne etwas zu kaufen. Kai nimmt sich dort Französischbücher vor, um diese Sprache zu lernen, denn seine Freundin ist nach Paris gezogen.

Films by Chih-yen Yee

Films by Ming-liang Tsai

Films by Vivian Chang

Films by Edward Yang

The Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang shows in his film Yi Yi - A One and a Two the life of a family in modern Taipei. NJ is a man in his mid-forties. He is married, a father of two children and successful in his job - still he is no longer happy with himself and with his life.

While NJ starts seing his old flame again his mother-in-law is in a coma. It is NJ's eight year old son who guides us through everyday life of the family and who asks critical questions and surprises the spectators with his experiments in the water.

Films by Hsiao-hsien Hou

This movie gives us a glimpse at life in northern Taiwan. The main person is Kao, a 37-years-old man who has constantly to solve problems created by his younger brother Flat Head and his girlfriend Pretzel. As a non-stop schemer, Kao devises a plan to raise money by trading subsidized pigs to the government for cash. The ruse works, but when the temperamental Flat Head antagonizes the wrong people, the two find themselves caught up in a dangerous game of corrupt politics.

Films by Jen Wan

Films by Hsiao-ming Hsu