A Borrowed Life (1994)
- Original title
- 多桑
- Directed by
- Wu Nien-jen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 15 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 film follows a Taiwanese family from the perspective of a boy growing up. It shows the cultural and political changes in Taiwan after Japanese rule ended and the Kuomintang took over. The story focuses heavily on the father and son relationship.
personalnostalgicslow-pacedreflectiveintimatemelancholicobservationalgrounded
What happens
A Borrowed Life (Chinese: 多桑; pinyin: Duōsāng) is a 1994 Taiwanese film and the directorial debut of Wu Nien-jen. The film depicts cultural and regime change in Taiwan. The film's running time is 167 minutes. Reviews by Ken Eisner in Variety and Stephen Holden in The New York Times noted that the film was autobiographical and told largely from the perspective of director Wu Nien-jen as a child. Eisner was critical of the film for its excessive focus on the father-son relationship, which left other characters' viewpoints unexplored. Chen Kuan-Hsing examined languages and dialects used in the film, linking differences to the cultural changes portrayed within, as Japanese rule was lifted and the Kuomintang assumed control of Taiwan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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