Description
A City of Sadness
We could say that Ciudad doliente made a mark after its theatrical release, reaping huge box office sales.
After several years of planning and shooting, the film was released in theaters in year 1989.
In the cast we can find great actors and actresses like Raymond Chen, Wou Yi Fang, Nakamura Ikuyo, Tianlu Li, Jack Kao.
As you may have seen, there are many people involved in the making of a film and therefore, a figure is necessary to coordinate all that chaos and decide when no one knows exactly what to do. Hou Hsiao-Hsien has been the person in charge of directing the entire film.
157 min. is the length of the movie.
One of the countries with the most films created in the history of cinema is Taiwan, Province of China and this film is one of them.
The way the story is told is wonderful and this result is thanks to the fact that the script was in the hands of Wu Nien-jen, Chu Tien-Wen.
The production process is very long, beyond the filming and that has been carried out thanks to the production company 3-H Films, Era International Ltd.
Another of the most important parts of a film is the choice of the frames to be used, the lights creating effects, the direction of the gaze of the characters ... all those decisions in this film have been made Huai-en Chen.
The variety of movies you can find about the Drama genre gives you a better chance of enjoying this style.