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
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
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)
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