The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985)

Original title

童年往事

Directed by

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Genre

drama film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 109 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The movie follows a boy growing up in a small Taiwanese town. It shows his family life and the passage of time as he becomes an adult.

nostalgicmelancholicreflectiveintimateslow-burnautobiographicalquiet

What happens

The Time to Live and the Time to Die, also known as A Time to Live, A Time to Die is a 1985 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. This film is inspired by Hou's own experience of growing up in Fengshan, Kaohsiung city. It is the second part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, preceded by A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) and followed by Dust in the Wind (1986). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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