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A Brighter Summer Day

1991 · 237 min

A long, quietly devastating immersion into youth and violence, drifting patiently through memory until its sorrow becomes overwhelming.

Overview
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Edward Yang
Written by
Mingtang Lai, Alex Yang, Yen Hung-ya, Edward Yang
Starring
Chang Chen, Lisa Yang, Chang Kuo-chu, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Wang Chuan, Chang Han, Chiang Hsiu-Chiung, Stephanie Lai
Music
Zhang Hongda
Cinematography
Chang Hui-kung, Longyu Zhang
Runtime
237 min
Country
Taiwan
Languages
English, Mandarin

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