The Time to Live and the Time to Die (also known as A Time to Live, A Time to Die) is a 1985

1985 in film

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 film directed by 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:...

. This film is inspired by screenwriter-turned-director Hou's own coming-of-age story.

This film is the second part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, preceded by A Summer at Grandpa's

A Summer at Grandpa's

A Summer at Grandpa's is a 1984 film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.This film is inspired by screenwriter Chu Tien-wen's childhood memories, and the first part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, followed by The Time to Live and the Time to Die and Dust in the Wind .- Synposis :A young boy, Dong-Dong...

(1984) and followed by Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind (film)

Dust in the Wind ) is a 1986 critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful movie by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien.This film is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's own experiences, and the final part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, the others being A Summer at Grandpa's and The Time...

(1986).

Synopsis

Spanning the years 1947-1960, the film follows the maturation of Ah-ha as he and his family cope with the shock of leaving their homeland. Having been only a child during the move, Ah-ha quickly acclimates himself to the new country, often putting him at odds with his more traditional family.

Awards

• 1986 Berlin International Film Festival
  Berlin International Film Festival
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   Forum of New Cinema
  • Won: FIPRESCI Prize

• 1987 Rotterdam International Film Festival
  • Won: Rotterdam Award – Best Non-American/Non-European Film

• 1990 Kinema Junpo Awards
  • Won: Best Foreign Language Film Director – Hou Hsiao-hsien

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