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Home, Sweet Home (1970)

Home, Sweet Home poster
Original title
家在台北
Directed by
Pai Ching-Jui
Genre
drama film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 48m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Taiwanese engineer returns to Taipei from the United States intending to divorce his wife. His friends also come back for various personal reasons, and the story follows their struggles with relationships and cultural loyalties.

melancholicslow-burnemotionally restrainedsoberingreflectivefamilialdownbeat

What happens

即依據台灣作家孟瑤所撰寫的小說《飛燕去來》為基礎,再進行改編的電影作品。 吳大任在美國擔任水利工程師,他與一群留學生回台北。朋友冷露厭倦當地繁忙生活,打算回台找舊情人王溥,何範在美國當侍應生,生性風流,這次回來跟筆友汪娟娟見面。夏之雲與美籍華人如茵結婚,帶妻子回到父母經營的農場。 吳大任抵達台北後,要求接機的友人丁遲勿透露他的消息,他本已打算與一名美國女孩結婚,於是回台北與原配馮淑媛離婚。吳大任回台北之後,對妻子冷漠無情,老父、弟弟大侃對此非常不滿。一日大任約妻子外出,在西餐廳裡,吳大任向妻子攤牌。後來吳大任到南部找丁遲,希望丁遲能幫忙說服淑媛與自己離婚。丁遲指責他說「夫妻關係就是道義」。 何範帶娟娟遊日月潭,與夏之雲的妹妹之霞相遇。夏之霞是位崇洋的女孩,見到輕佻的何範,便一見如故。夏之霞一直想赴美留學,於是決定和何範結婚。結婚當日,新郎輕佻的個性,讓岳父直搖頭。吳大任最後被妻子的賢淑所感動,決定留在台北。最後只有何範不願留在台北。上飛機前,夏之霞的前男友承志趕來送行,之霞內心不安,突然不知道自己為何想去美國。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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