Considered one of the most distinct samples of Taiwanese New Cinema, “The Sandwich Man” is an omnibus of three short films based on stories by Huang Chunming, which deal with the working class in Taiwan during the 60s.
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The first segment, titled “The Sandwich Man” (alternatively “The Son's Big Doll”) is directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and takes place during 1962. Kun Shu is an illiterate young man who works as a “sandwich man”, wearing clown make up, and advertising billboards back and forth and roaming the streets, in order to provide for his wife and child, while she is waiting for a second one, which is what led him to take up the particular job in the first place. Kun Shu is frequently ridiculed, pranked, his father repeatedly tells him that he is ashamed of him, while his boss treats him as a necessary evil.
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The first segment, titled “The Sandwich Man” (alternatively “The Son's Big Doll”) is directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and takes place during 1962. Kun Shu is an illiterate young man who works as a “sandwich man”, wearing clown make up, and advertising billboards back and forth and roaming the streets, in order to provide for his wife and child, while she is waiting for a second one, which is what led him to take up the particular job in the first place. Kun Shu is frequently ridiculed, pranked, his father repeatedly tells him that he is ashamed of him, while his boss treats him as a necessary evil.
- 4/2/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Leaff 2023 brings a diverse programme from East and Southeast Asia, including international and UK premieres. This year, our programme will be showcased through these strands: Retrospective: Director Chung Ji-Young, Leaff’s Official Selection, Competition, Stories of Women, Halloween Horror Special, Cherish the World, Lgbtqia+ and Classics Restored. The festival will open and close at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. Other screenings and Q&As will take place at Odeon Luxe West End and the Cinema at Selfridges.
For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets
Here is the full programme:
Opening Gala
The Boys + Q&a with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
Closing Gala
Concrete Utopia + Q&a with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins
Leaff Official Selection
The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins
Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins
Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong | 2022 | 128 mins
In Broad Daylight | Dir.
For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets
Here is the full programme:
Opening Gala
The Boys + Q&a with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
Closing Gala
Concrete Utopia + Q&a with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins
Leaff Official Selection
The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins
Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins
Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong | 2022 | 128 mins
In Broad Daylight | Dir.
- 10/15/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
By Kun-Yu Lai
Reviewing Taiwanese Cinema history, everyone refers to the masters of Taiwanese New Wave, like Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Wan Jen and Wang Toon. However, seldom people had ever mentioned another great director who made, possibly, the greatest gangster film in Taiwan: Hsu Hsiao-ming. Only some audience has seen his “Dust of Angels”, which is underrated all the time.
“Dust of Angels” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The story is about two teenagers, A-Guo and A-Douzi, who use drugs and hang around with gangster all day. During the 1990s, Taiwanese economy had reached its highest point, and the society changed faster than any periods in history. The economic boom gave gangsters opportunities to gain their power in business and politics. Teenagers like the main characters were easily absorbed and became part of it. After getting involved in a homicide event in their home town, A-Guo...
Reviewing Taiwanese Cinema history, everyone refers to the masters of Taiwanese New Wave, like Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Wan Jen and Wang Toon. However, seldom people had ever mentioned another great director who made, possibly, the greatest gangster film in Taiwan: Hsu Hsiao-ming. Only some audience has seen his “Dust of Angels”, which is underrated all the time.
“Dust of Angels” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The story is about two teenagers, A-Guo and A-Douzi, who use drugs and hang around with gangster all day. During the 1990s, Taiwanese economy had reached its highest point, and the society changed faster than any periods in history. The economic boom gave gangsters opportunities to gain their power in business and politics. Teenagers like the main characters were easily absorbed and became part of it. After getting involved in a homicide event in their home town, A-Guo...
- 4/23/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, “Super Citizen Ko” presents the various consequences of the 38-year period of the White Terror, through the memories of a man who tries to make sense of the present, without being able to forget the past.
“Super Citizen Ko“ is screening at Taiwan International Film Festival Berlin
After a rather impactful introduction featuring the execution of a number of people wearing white shirts, Wan Jen introduces us to the titular protagonist, who has come to live with his daughter, after 16 years in prison for leftist activity followed by more than a decade in a secluded nursery home. Despite his declining health, and his daughter’s effort for some sort of proper reconnection, the only thing in Ko’s mind is finding what happened to his friend from the 50’s, Chen, who was also arrested for subversive activities.
“Super Citizen Ko“ is screening at Taiwan International Film Festival Berlin
After a rather impactful introduction featuring the execution of a number of people wearing white shirts, Wan Jen introduces us to the titular protagonist, who has come to live with his daughter, after 16 years in prison for leftist activity followed by more than a decade in a secluded nursery home. Despite his declining health, and his daughter’s effort for some sort of proper reconnection, the only thing in Ko’s mind is finding what happened to his friend from the 50’s, Chen, who was also arrested for subversive activities.
- 8/29/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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