Ask MDL: And Now For Something Different The film depicts a powerful dramatic portrait of a not-so-ordinary dysfunctional urban family. In Taiwan, Xiao-kang, a young man in his early 20s, shares apartment with his parents, but the three of them rarely speak to each other. Xiao-kang is plagued by severe neck pain. His father is bedeviled by water first leaking into his bedroom and then flooding the apartment; rain is incessant. Xiao-kang's mother is overcome by sexual longing for her son, sometimes making seemingly incestuous overtures. They try virtually every intervention for Xiao-kang's neck: Western medicine, a chiropractor, acupuncture, an herbal doctor, and a faith healer, Master Liu. Are the family's silent dynamics and Xiao-kang's neck pain connected? And what about the body floating in the Tamsui River: is everything dead? Edit Translation
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Cast & Credits
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![Lu Yi Ching in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)]( "Lu Yi Ching in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)")
Lu Yi ChingMotherMain Role -
![Lee Kang Sheng in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)]( "Lee Kang Sheng in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)")
Lee Kang Sheng Main Role -
![Miao Tian in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)]( "Miao Tian in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)")
Miao Tian[Kang Sheng's father]Support Role -
![Ann Hui in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)]( "Ann Hui in The River Taiwanese Movie (1997)")
Ann Hui[Director]Guest Role
Reviews
Complex excellent film
I didn't read the reviews and played the movie and after a while I wanted to delete it because I thought it was like snot dragging crap. I haven't done it yet!!! A difficult film and not for everyone... to perceive, to watch, but once you get on the ropes, you already know for sure that this is a completely extraordinary film. I'm still thinking about it, and the more and with the distance (I saw it two days ago), the higher I want to give it, and I gradually realize how much the creators of this film actually conveyed through the slow shell of processing. Relatively boring, dragging plot, impersonal and cold relationships, recurring pacific monsoons... and a high rating from me and you can judge me all you want.Was this review helpful to you?
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