Dust of Angels (film)
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Dust of Angels is a 1992 Taiwan
ese crime film directed by Hsu Hsiao-ming, executive produced by Taiwanese
filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien
. It was entered into Directors' Fortnight
at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
.
and ambient music
songs by performers considered to be alternative or avant-garde in the Taiwanese music scene at the time.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese crime film directed by Hsu Hsiao-ming, executive produced by Taiwanese
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Hou Hsiao-Hsien is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement.-Biography:...
. It was entered into Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. The section was created in 1969 after the events of May 1968, in which the Cannes festival was canceled in solidarity with striking workers....
at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
.
Cast
- Jack KaoJack KaoJack Kao is a Taiwanese actor. He began his career in the late 1980s films of Hou Hsiao-Hsien.-Filmography:*Daughter of the Nile *Rouge of The North *A City of Sadness *Island of Fire *Dust of Angels...
as Hsiao Kao - Yen Zhenguo as A-Guo
- Tan Zhigang as A-Doa
- Vicky Wei as Mei-Mei
- Sung Young Cheng as Guo's brother-in-law
- Li Xingwen as A-Wen
- Tsai Chen-nan as A-Nan
- Chang Shih as Killer
- Blackie KoBlackie KoBlackie Ko Shou-Liang was a famous Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman and actor. In 1956, he moved to Taiwan with his family during the chaos of Mao Zedong's early communist reformations. His son is famous Taiwanese actor and singer Alan Ke You Lun...
- Lim GiongLim GiongLim Giong is a musician, artist, DJ, composer, songwriter, music producer, music director and also an actor.Now, he is a leading figure on the Taiwanese experimental electronic music scene....
as Club Singer (cameo appearance) - Lo Ta-yuLo Ta-yuLo Ta-yu or Luo Dayou is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter who, during the 1980s, affected Chinese pop and rock music with his melodic lyrics, his love songs, and his witty social and political commentary that he infused in his more political songs, often to the point that some of his songs were...
as Club Singer (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
The album features ten Taiwanese, instrumental rockInstrumental rock
Instrumental rock is a type of rock music which emphasizes musical instruments, and which features very little or no singing.Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style, most notably Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Link...
and ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
songs by performers considered to be alternative or avant-garde in the Taiwanese music scene at the time.