The Taiwanese Lgtb love drama “Your Name Engraved Herein” opens with the popular quotation from The Song of Solomon 8:7 about the power of love that can neither be quenched by water, nor drowned by the floods: “If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, his offer would be viewed with utter contempt.” And the religious reference is in its right place as an introduction to the interesting chapter of the Taiwanese (relatively recent) history marked by political changes, which was at the same time stuck in stubborn conservatism.
“Your name engraved herein” is screening at Slovak Queer Film Festival
One of the titular characters – Chang A-Han (Edward Chen), a young student with a despotic father and a strict Catholic upbringing, is faced with many challenges. It’s 1987, shortly after the Martial Law in Taiwan was being lifted, and the wind of change is still...
“Your name engraved herein” is screening at Slovak Queer Film Festival
One of the titular characters – Chang A-Han (Edward Chen), a young student with a despotic father and a strict Catholic upbringing, is faced with many challenges. It’s 1987, shortly after the Martial Law in Taiwan was being lifted, and the wind of change is still...
- 10/15/2020
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
The Taiwanese Lgtb love drama “Your Name Engraved Herein” opens with the popular quotation from The Song of Solomon 8:7 about the power of love that can neither be quenched by water, nor drowned by the floods: “If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, his offer would be viewed with utter contempt.” And the religious reference is in its right place as an introduction to the interesting chapter of the Taiwanese (relatively recent) history marked by political changes, which was at the same time stuck in stubborn conservatism.
“Your Name Engraved Herein” screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival
One of the titular characters – Chang A-Han (Edward Chen), a young student with a despotic father and a strict Catholic upbringing, is faced with many challenges. It’s 1987, shortly after the Martial Law in Taiwan was being lifted, and the wind of change is still blowing very mild over the society.
“Your Name Engraved Herein” screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival
One of the titular characters – Chang A-Han (Edward Chen), a young student with a despotic father and a strict Catholic upbringing, is faced with many challenges. It’s 1987, shortly after the Martial Law in Taiwan was being lifted, and the wind of change is still blowing very mild over the society.
- 3/15/2020
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
The recent decision to legalize gay marriage in Taiwan – the first place in Asia to do so – caused a stampede of people to rush to registry offices across the island. It may open the way to more Lgbt films as well.
One movie that clearly acknowledges the historic moment is “Your Name Engraved Herein,” a romantic drama which takes its inspiration from the John Donne poem with the line “a rose by any other name,” and the explanation that love is love, transcending all names and labels.
“After three decades of fight and struggle for same-sex marriage, the Lgbt community in Taiwan is finally catching a glimpse of hope,” said the film’s executive producer Chu Yu-ning and director Patrick Liu (aka Liu Kuang Hui). “This symbolic film invites those in the dark to come out and those already in the sunshine to celebrate this loud revolution.” It stars Leon Dai,...
One movie that clearly acknowledges the historic moment is “Your Name Engraved Herein,” a romantic drama which takes its inspiration from the John Donne poem with the line “a rose by any other name,” and the explanation that love is love, transcending all names and labels.
“After three decades of fight and struggle for same-sex marriage, the Lgbt community in Taiwan is finally catching a glimpse of hope,” said the film’s executive producer Chu Yu-ning and director Patrick Liu (aka Liu Kuang Hui). “This symbolic film invites those in the dark to come out and those already in the sunshine to celebrate this loud revolution.” It stars Leon Dai,...
- 6/23/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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