The focus of this third installment is LGBT films and the role these movies played in the recent development of Taiwanese cinema. Through films by Tsai Ming-liang, Ang Lee, and Lee Cheng-sheng, stories of same-sex romances and encounters brought worldwide attention to Taiwanese filmmakers.
This year's Taiwan Cinema Spotlight will present four unique films that have become central to the development of a national Taiwanese cinema.
Saturday, June 25
Blue Gate Crossing at 4:00 PM
A tender teen love triangle about two best friends, tomboyish Kerou and boycrazy Yuezhen, and a rebellious heartthrob named Shihao.
The River at 7:00 PM
A broken family retreats into numbed silence where each character seems profoundly disconnected from those around them, most especially those they live with.
Sunday, June 26
Boys for Beauty at 4:00 PM
A lively and humorous chronicle of gay youth, three teens enchant with snide commentary about their lives as social outsiders during a decade that saw Taiwan undergo major political and cultural shifts.
Drifting Flowers at 7:00 PM
Floating across years and lifetimes, this triptych of women finding love threads together with a graceful yearning and the old-school pulse of Taiwanese pop songs.
Admission/Cost: $8 - $15
Location:
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92103
Dates and times:
Saturday, June 25 - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Sunday, June 26 - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.mopa.org
This year's Taiwan Cinema Spotlight will present four unique films that have become central to the development of a national Taiwanese cinema.
Saturday, June 25
Blue Gate Crossing at 4:00 PM
A tender teen love triangle about two best friends, tomboyish Kerou and boycrazy Yuezhen, and a rebellious heartthrob named Shihao.
The River at 7:00 PM
A broken family retreats into numbed silence where each character seems profoundly disconnected from those around them, most especially those they live with.
Sunday, June 26
Boys for Beauty at 4:00 PM
A lively and humorous chronicle of gay youth, three teens enchant with snide commentary about their lives as social outsiders during a decade that saw Taiwan undergo major political and cultural shifts.
Drifting Flowers at 7:00 PM
Floating across years and lifetimes, this triptych of women finding love threads together with a graceful yearning and the old-school pulse of Taiwanese pop songs.
Admission/Cost: $8 - $15
Location:
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92103
Dates and times:
Saturday, June 25 - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Sunday, June 26 - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.mopa.org
