Dust in the Wind (film)
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| Chinese | 戀戀風塵 |
| Mandarin | Liàn liàn fēngchén |
| Literally | Love dust |
| Directed by | Hou Hsiao-Hsien |
| Written by |
Chu Tien-wen Wu Nien-jen |
| Starring |
Wang Chien-wen Xin Shufen Li Tian-lu |
| Music by | Chen Ming-Chang |
| Cinematography | Mark Lee Ping-Bin |
| Distributed by | Central Motion Pictures Corporation |
Release dates | 1986 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Taiwanese |
Dust in the Wind is a 1986 critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful movie by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
This film is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's own experiences, and the final part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, the others being A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) and The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985).
Synopsis
A love story about a young couple from a village in the northern-east part of Taiwan. The boy, Ah-yuan goes to Taipei to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Ah-yun follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Ah-yuan must spend three years in the military and the girl marries someone else. Although Ah-yuan regrets what happened he does not blame Ah-yun.
Cast
- Wang Chien-wen as Ah-yuan
- Xin Shufen as Ah-yun
- Li Tian-lu as Ah-yuan's grandfather
Production
The film features Li Tian-lu in the role of the grandfather. Li became a central part of Hou's major films.
Critical reception
Of four reviews for Dust in the Wind counted by Rotten Tomatoes, all were favorable.[1]
References
- ↑ "Dust in the Wind (1986) on RT". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 18, 2015.