A Time to Live, a Time to Die

Name: A Time to Live, a Time to Die
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 1985-01-01
Duration: 2 h 18 min
Rating: 7.80
Cast: Han-wen Chen, Chih-Chen Chen, Neng Chang, Chia-bao Chang

– The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.80 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 18 Minutes

Release Year:

1985

Original Name:

童年往事

A Time to Live, a Time to Die (1985) - Also known as 童年往事

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through the deaths of his father, mother and grandmother.

Styles:

Touching, Thought Provoking, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

Year 1947, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

Producing Country:

Taiwan

Filming Locations:

Taiwan, Asia

Genre:

Biography, Drama

Language:

Mandarin, Hakka

Directed by:

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Story Written By:

T’ien-wen Chu, Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Main Actors:

Han-wen Chen, Chih-Chen Chen, Neng Chang, Chia-bao Chang

Plot:

This depiction of childhood and adolescence draws heavily from the filmmaker's own boyhood. Like many of their compatriots, Hou's family moved from the mainland to Taiwan in 1948 and was unable ever to return. The film focuses on the widening generation gap in a family cut off from its cultural heritage.

Awards:

8 wins & 5 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

100%