The Dull Ice Flower (1989)
- Original title
- 魯冰花
- Directed by
- Li Kao Yang
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 8.3 of 10 from 10 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
In a poor Taiwanese village in the 1950s, a young boy with a talent for art struggles for recognition from his family and community. The film follows his efforts to pursue painting amid difficult social and educational constraints.
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What happens
The Dull Ice Flower (Chinese: 魯冰花, literally translated as lupine flower) is a 1989 Taiwanese drama film based on the novel of the same title by Chung Chao-cheng. Dealing with education and other social issues in rural Taiwan in the deprived 1950s and early 1960s, the story was adapted into a screenplay by Wu Nien-jen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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