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A City of Sadness (1989)

NR ★ 7.5/10 158 min Drama, History Hong Kong, Taiwan Chinese
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Writers: Wu Nien-jen, Chu Tien-Wen
Streaming: Not available

Description

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

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Top Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony Leung Chiu-wai Wen-Ching
Hsin Shu-Fen
Hsin Shu-Fen Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
Chan Chung-Yung
Chan Chung-Yung Wen-Heung
Jack Kao
Jack Kao Wen Leung
Tai Bo
Tai Bo Ah Jia
Li Tian-Lu
Li Tian-Lu Ah Lu
Grace Chen
Grace Chen Meidai
Wu Nien-jen
Wu Nien-jen Mr. Wu

A City of Sadness Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #194
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #157

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films
BBC #18
Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #45

Curated List

Taiwan New Wave
CinemaWaves Blog #03

Filmmaker Curation

Bong Joon Ho's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #04

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1980-1989 Films
Letterboxd #66

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