Dust in the Wind (film)
Dust in the Wind is a 1986 film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. It is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's own experiences, and is the first part of a trilogy of collaborations with Wu, the others being A City of Sadness (1989) and The Puppetmaster (1993).
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| Traditional Chinese | 戀戀風塵 |
| Simplified Chinese | 恋恋风尘 |
| Literal meaning | deep love, windblown dust |
| Hanyu Pinyin | liàn liàn fēngchén |
| Hokkien POJ | loân loân hong-tîn |
| Directed by | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Written by | Chu T’ien-wen Wu Nien-jen |
| Starring | Wang Chien-wen Xin Shufen Li Tian-lu |
| Cinematography | Mark Lee Ping-Bin |
| Music by | Chen Ming-Chang |
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| Distributed by | Central Motion Picture Corporation |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Taiwanese Mandarin |
Synopsis
A love story about a young couple from a village in the northern-east part of Taiwan in the early 1980s. The boy, Wan, goes to Taipei to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Huen, follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Wan must spend three years in the Republic of China Army and the girl marries someone else. Although Wan regrets what happened he does not blame Huen.
Cast
- Wang Chien-wen as Wan (謝文遠 Xiè Wényuǎn)
- Xin Shufen as Huen (江素雲 Jiāng Sùyún)
- Li Tian-lu as Wan's grandfather
- Lawrence Ko as Mrs. Lin's son
Production
The film features Li Tian-lu in the role of the grandfather. Li became a central part of Hou's major films.