Good Men, Good Women
| Good Men, Good Women | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | hǎo nán hǎo nǚ | |
| Directed by | Fox Lorber (US DVD) | |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes | |
| Countries | Japan Taiwan | |
| Languages | Cantonese | |
Good Men, Good Women (
Taiwanese history
and national identity.
Plot
The film depicts the real-life story of Chiang Bi-yu (
communist paper called The Enlightenment. However, as the Korean War deepens, Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang government intensifies the White Terror
and Chung is executed.
The film consists of three intermingling storylines and scattered throughout the film are interludes of an actress (also played by Yi) who prepares for the role of Chiang Bi-yu, and also confronts her deceased boyfriend's past.
Cast
- Annie Yi - Liang Ching / Chiang Bi-yu
- Lim Giong - Chung Hao-tung
- Jack Kao - Ah Wel
- Hsi Hsiang - Ah Hsi
- Lan Bo-chow - Hsiao Dao-ying
- Lu Li-chin - Mrs. Hslao
- Tsai Chen-nan - Ah Nan
- Vicky Wei - Liang Ching's Sister
Awards
Good Men, Good Women won the
Golden Horse Award for best director (1995), and was shown in the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Good Men, Good Women". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
Silbergeld, Jerome (2004). Hitchcock With a Chinese Face: Cinematic Doubles, Oedipal Triangles, and China's Moral Voice. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press.
External links
- Good Men, Good Women at IMDb
- Good Men, Good Women at AllMovie
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