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I haven't seen many Taiwanese movies. What are some good ones?


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Consider:

- Island Etude (deaf young man cycles around Taiwan and meets various people on the road, nice movie)

- Cape No. 7 (I forgot the story, it's about Kending. Was very big when it came out, although I was not too impressed)

- Monga (power struggles among second-generation mafia kids in Taipei. Friendship, backstabbing and some violence, I realy enjoyed this one)

 

And last weekend I saw 父后七日 'Seven days in heaven'. The story of a funeral: all the rites and rituals come by, you get to know all the people involved a little bit, and despite the sad subject matter it's quite funny. I really enjoyed this one too (for different reasons than I enjoyed Monga).

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Try 俠女 (A Touch of Zen).

A classic movie from Taiwan. Not a movie about Taiwan.

Probably all your favorite fight scenes are trying to imitate 俠女, it has had a much bigger influence on cinema than most people are aware.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064451/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Taiwanese_films

 

Your mileage will vary, but ones I've enjoyed other than those already mentioned include:

 

Millenium Mambo *

What Time is it There?

Double Vision

Blue Gate Crossing *

Silk

The Most Distant Course

The Drummer

The Treasure Hunter

Taipei Exchanges *

 

* I feel safe recommending these.

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Try Hou Hsiao-hsien's movie's. I've seen the puppetmaster, the city of sadness, millennium mambo, three times and the assassin. Well worth a look. I usually try to find a movie I like and then check the director's other movies, especially for foreign language movies that you don't really hear too much about.

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You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年,我們一起追的女孩  Giddens Ko, 2011

Our Times 我的少女時代 Frankie Chen, 2015

Cape No. 7 海角七號 Wei Te-Sheng

Monga 艋舺 Doze Niu 2010

Eat Drink Man Woman 飲食男女 Ang Lee 1994

A Brighter Summer Day 牯嶺街少年殺人事件 Edward Yang 1991

Yi Yi: A One and A Two  一一 Edward Yang 1991

Wedding Banquet 喜宴 Ang Lee 1993

City of Sadness 悲情城市 Hou Hsiao-Hsien 1989

The Puppetmaster 戲夢人生 Hou Hsiao-Hsien 1993

Stray Dogs 郊遊 Tsai Ming-Liang 2013

Road to Mandalay 再見瓦城 Midi Z 2016

Ice Poison 冰毒 Midi Z 2014

 

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