Apolitical Romance

The discovery of a discarded sofa, in Taipei city, transforms a routine Sunday into a capricious adventure of perseverance and self-discovery for Filipino guest workers Manuel and Dado.

Runtime

1h 25m

Cast

Bayani Agbayani, Epy Quizon, Nor Domingo

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cast

Chien-wen Wang, Grace Chen Shu-Fang, Yang Lin

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

Runtime

2h 16m

Director

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cast

Yu An-shun, Tien Feng, Mei Fang

Over the course of a few days, the paths of a group of young friends, lovers, and acquaintances in Taipei intersect, prompting them to arrive at realizations about their lives.

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Edward Yang

Cast

Chen Shiang-Chyi, Joyce Ni Shu-Chun, Weiming Wang

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

Runtime

2h 1m

Director

Edward Yang

Cast

Lawrence Ko, Chang Chen, Tang Tsung-sheng

Four friends pretend a cruise to escape their wives and go clubbing, but they are forced to go through face-saving shipwreck, becoming castaways.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Eduardo García Maroto

Cast

Antonio Vico, Mary Santpere, Fernando Rey

In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriage to Beatriz.

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Eduardo García Maroto

Cast

Virgílio Teixeira, Margarita Andrey, María Isbert