Darkness and Light (1999)
- Original title
- 黑暗之光
- Directed by
- Chang Tso-chi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 7.3 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
A young woman in a Taiwanese fishing town cares for her blind father while dealing with her own desires and responsibilities. Their daily life is disrupted by local conflicts and personal loss.
meditativeintimategroundedquietly emotionalcontemplativepatientgrittynaturalistic
What happens
Darkness and Light (Chinese: 黑暗之光; pinyin: Hei An Zhi Guang) is a 1999 Taiwanese narrative film directed by Chang Tso-chi. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 52nd Cannes Film Festival, and won the Grand Prix at the 12th Tokyo International Film Festival. Darkness and Light was also nominated for seven different categories at the 36th Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards and went on winning the Jury Award, the Best Original Screenplay Award, and the Best Film Editing Award. In 2010, it was ranked 43 of the Top 100 Chinese-language films by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Committee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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