The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)
- Original title
- 風櫃來的人
- Directed by
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 66 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of bored teenagers in a small fishing town cause trouble while waiting to join the army. They move to the big city of Kaohsiung and face the harsh realities of adulthood.
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What happens
The Boys from Fengkuei (Chinese: 風櫃來的人), also known as All the Youthful Days, is a 1983 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. The movie is about a group of impulsive teenagers with nothing to do and high energy. While waiting to be enlisted in the army, they cause trouble in their hometown, Fengkuei, and run away from Penghu to Kaohsiung. From a small town to a big city, through the depression and turmoil of youth they experience unforgettable life scenery and gradually recede from their original youthfulness. It was Hou Hsiao-hsien's first art film after he directed three light comedies in the early eighties and a representative work of the Taiwan New Cinema at its inception. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Home at Hong Kong (1983)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.