BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY, A
Special Features: 30th Anniversary; 4K Restoration
[牯嶺街少年殺人事件] [GǓLǏNG JIĒ SHÀONIÁN SHĀRÉN SHÌJIÀN]
Among the most praised and sought-after titles in all contemporary film is this singular masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema, directed by Edward Yang. Set in early '60s in Taiwan, A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. A film of both sprawling scope and tender intimacy, this novelistic, patiently observed epic centers on the gradual, inexorable fall of a young teenager (Chang Chen, in his first role) from innocence to juvenile delinquency, and is set against a simmering backdrop of restless youth, rock 'n' roll and political turmoil. (Note courtesy of the Criterion Collection.) DIR/SCR Edward Yang; SCR Hung Hung, Lai Ming-tang, Alex Yang; PROD Yu Wei-yen. Taiwan, 1991, color, 237 min. In Mandarin, Shanghainese and Taiwanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 237 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, November 26, 2021
Genre: Crime drama