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Reflections

2007 · 87 min

A quiet, emotionally turbulent portrait of a rocky romance, drifting through moody intimacy and family strain with a somber, patient gaze.

Directed by
Yao Hung-i
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Nikki Hsieh, Gin Oy, Duan Chun-hao
Overview
A couple is torn by conflicting emotions. Jing and Mi are two women living in Taiwan who have been lovers for some time; Jing is a singer in a rock band who suffers from severe mood swings and has been suffering from a fractured relationship with her mother, while Mi is the more sedate and level-headed of the couple.

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Directed by
Yao Hung-i
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Nikki Hsieh, Gin Oy, Duan Chun-hao
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • identity
    • family
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Yao Hung-i
    Written by
    Yao Hung-i
    Starring
    Nikki Hsieh, Gin Oy, Duan Chun-hao, Lu Yi-ching, Jack Kao
    Music
    Lim Giong
    Cinematography
    Yao Hung-i, Mark Lee Ping-Bing
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Taiwan
    Languages
    Mandarin

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