Dust in the Wind
戀戀風塵
CINEMA1986-05-09
RegionTW
Runtime109 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A tender, heartbreaking classic of youthful innocence, military displacement, and quiet rural resignation.”
“A tender, heartbreaking classic of youthful innocence, military displacement, and quiet rural resignation.”
“A tender, heartbreaking classic of youthful innocence, military displacement, and quiet rural resignation.”
Storyline
A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.
DIRECTOR / Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
KEYWORDS
taiwanmining towntaipei20th centuryadmiring
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