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A City of Sadness (Chinese: 悲情城市; pinyin: Bēiqíng chéngshì) is a 1989 Taiwanese historical drama directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Oct 21, 1989 · A film by Hsiao-Hsien Hou about the "White Terror" period in Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War. It features Tony Leung Chiu-wai as a deaf-mute photographer and explores the themes of family, politics and history.
Sep 4, 1989 · Runtime: 157 min. Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese, Japanese, Cantonese. Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan. Plot. Taiwan had been a Japanese colony for the previous 50 years until the Chinese Nationalist government began taking over the island after World War II.
Aug 23, 2019 · The first Chinese-language film to ever win the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s "A City of Sadness" is the story of three brothers during Taiwan’s “White Terror” period following World War II, when the island was under martial law.
A City of Sadness recreates the events of the 1940s where corruption was under control, and everybody could have been arrested for far-fetched accusations for bonds with guerillas or...
Oct 6, 2023 · Michelle Kuo reviews Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1989 film A City of Sadness, which depicts the 1947 massacre of Taiwanese protesters by the KMT regime. She explores the themes of language, memory, and resistance in the film and its historical context.
Aug 29, 2010 · A film by Hou Hsiao-hsien about the history and culture of Taiwan in the 20th century. The film depicts the lives of four brothers and the impact of the February 28 Incident, a massacre of civilians by Nationalist soldiers in 1947.
