A Time to Live, a Time to Die

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A Time to Live, a Time to Die

film by Hou Hsiao-hsien [1985]

Also known as: “Tongnian wangshi”

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…semiautobiographical film Tongnian wangshi (1985; A Time to Live, a Time to Die) is the coming-of-age story of a young man raised in Taiwan under circumstances similar to Hou’s own. Hou also found his true voice in making films set against the backdrop of Taiwanese history, such as Lianlian fengchen…
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…semiautobiographical film Tongnian wangshi (1985; A Time to Live, a Time to Die) is the coming-of-age story of a young man raised in Taiwan under circumstances similar to Hou’s own. Hou also found his true voice in making films set against the backdrop of Taiwanese history, such as Lianlian fengchen…
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