Spring in Autumn (1980)

Original title

天涼好個秋

Directed by

Chen Kun-hou

Genre

drama film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Taiwanese drama set in the countryside around Taipei and Taichung. It follows people living by the river and in a mountain village as they go about their daily lives and relationships.

gentleearthyslow-pacedobservantwarmnostalgicintimateunderstated

What happens

《天涼好個秋》（英語：Spring in Autumn）為1980年出品，由李行擔任監製、大眾電影公司發行的台灣電影。陳坤厚擔任導演，侯孝賢則擔任副導演及編劇。本片在淡水河畔、台中市松鶴部落取景，並且不吝以鏡頭關愛周遭環境的人事物，創造出質樸寫實的氛圍。整體風格清新，與70年代最流行的三廳電影不同，可以看出本作具備日後台灣新電影的特質。兩年後，陳坤厚便與侯孝賢、許淑真、張華坤等人合組萬年青電影公司，台灣新電影運動於焉開始。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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