Dust in the Wind (film)

Dust in the Wind

Theatrical release poster
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

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

  1. "Dust in the Wind (1986) on RT". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

External links

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