The Man from Island West (1990)

Original title

西部來的人

Directed by

Huang Ming-chuan

Genre

drama film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 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.

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How it feels

A Taiwanese man returns to his rural hometown on the west coast. He confronts old relationships and the changes brought by time.

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What happens

The Man from Island West (titre original : 西部來的人 - Xī bù laí de rén) est un film taïwanais réalisé par Huang Ming-chuan et sorti en 1990. Il s'agit du premier volet d’une trilogie de cet auteur dont les deux autres sont Bodo (寶島大夢) et Flat Tyre (破輪胎). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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