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The Boys from Fengkuei

Original title: Feng gui lai de ren
  • 19831983
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.6K
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The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)
  • Drama
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kao... Read allAh-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attract... Read allAh-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.6K
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  • Director
    • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
  • Writer
    • T'ien-wen Chu
  • Stars
    • Chun-Fang Chang
    • Shih Chang
    • Grace Chen
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  • Director
    • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
  • Writer
    • T'ien-wen Chu
  • Stars
    • Chun-Fang Chang
    • Shih Chang
    • Grace Chen
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    • 4User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Chun-Fang Chang
    Shih Chang
    Grace Chen
    Doze Niu
    Doze Niu
    Chao P'eng-chue
    Tsung-Hua Tou
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      Li-Yin Yang
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      • Director
        • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
      • Writer
        • T'ien-wen Chu
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      • Trivia
        Restored and transferred to 4K DCP by Cinematek, the royal cinema archive of Belgium, in 2015.
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        Featured in Man yan (2004)
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      User reviews4

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      Top review
      7/10
      Hsiao-hsien developing his craft
      In 2015 this film has been restored and transferred to 4K DCP, this is the version I saw. Of the early films I have seen of Hsiao-hsien, so far I like this one the least.

      To get my criticism out of the way first, I found the pacing of the film not quite right. I like his slow style but it is very delicate; to get it right is an art in itself and in this movie it is just not quite there yet. The story also has some comedy aspects which I found didn't always work well.

      Of course I am not Taiwanese and it is not 1983, that may be well be contributing factors in my being somewhat underwhelmed.

      But don't get me wrong, I am in no way saying this is a bad film. It is just that some of the films he made a few years later, such as 'Dust in the wind' use many of the same techniques but do it much better. That film has some very similar scenes and plot lines.

      We do see Hsiao-hsien's developing his style; there are some beautiful long shots of people doing mundane things. For instance, the female lead buys some flowers at a stall, and this simple moment is captured in a very humanistic and tender fashion.

      I also love how the characters are internally conflicted but unable to express their feelings, and how this is conveyed in a minimalistic way. Scenes in which people say their goodbyes, life weighing heavy on their minds, but not acknowledging this to one another spring to mind.

      I'd say that as an insight into the filmmaker's development it is definitely interesting to watch, but it is not yet masterful.
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      • Release date
        • 1983 (Taiwan)
      • Country of origin
        • Taiwan
      • Languages
        • Mandarin
        • Min Nan
      • Also known as
        • All the Youthful Days
      • Production company
        • Evergreen Film Company
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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