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The Spirits of Love (1990)

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Original title
Genre
drama television series
Country
Taiwan
Length
1 season, 1 episode

How it feels

This Taiwanese drama series from 1990 follows the lives and challenges of several families. It is known for being one of the first prime-time shows to mix Taiwanese and Mandarin dialogue freely.

domesticnostalgiclanguage-mixingeveryday-lifedramaticheartfeltgroundbreaking

What happens

《愛》為中華電視公司於1990年12月11日至1991年3月1日播出之八點檔連續劇,共68集,製作單位是映畫傳播。本劇是突破行政院新聞局數十年來的語言政策,首部大量使用台語且混合使用兩種以上語言(國語與台語)的黃金時段連續劇,之後也深深影響其他友台開始拍攝此種題材,可謂是現今台語八點檔的先驅。另外,因其收視率極佳,集數一增再增,突破行政院新聞局自華視256集國語八點檔武俠連續劇《保鑣》後所設下的集數限制。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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