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The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams (2020)

★ 8.0/10 115 min Documentary Taiwan Chinese
Director: Chu Tien-Wen
Streaming: Not available

Description

Chu Tien-Wen, frequent screenwriter for Hou Hsiao-Hsien, makes her directorial debut with this entry in The Inspired Island documentary series. With Hou as producer, cinematographer Yao Hung-I and editor Liao ChingSung, Chu takes a deep dive into the story of her parents, famed authors Chu Hsi-Ning and Liu Mu-Sha. Through family albums, old letters and interviews with fellow writers, Chu crafts a deeply personal portrait of her parents’ romance, literary careers, family roots and the unfinished opus her father left behind.

Top Cast

Chu Hsi-ning
Liu Mu-sha
Chu Tien-Wen
Chu Tien-Wen
Chu Tien-hsin
Chu Tien-yi

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