The Rice Dumpling Vendors
by Hsin Chi1h231969Taiwan
Collection Hsin ChiA proposition by Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
Based on a real news incident and originally titled The Trouser Scandal, the film explores a man’s struggle after losing his social and economic status. Blending Taiwanese pop songs with cinematic storytelling, its hit theme song exemplifies the classic entertainment model of Taiyupian cinema, while poignantly reflecting the social anxieties about shifting class and gender hierarchies in 1960s Taiwan.
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Tsi-Bing is living a wealthy and successful life. However, when he is manipulated by his mistress into believing that his wife is having an affair, he throws her out. When his mistress vanishes with all his money, Tsi-Bing is forced to relocate to a makeshift home with his three children, who are forced to take on various jobs, such as selling rice dumplings, to make ends meet. Will this unfortunate family be reunited one day?
Credits
- Directed by : Hsin Chi
- Screenplay : Hsin Chi, Liangcai Tu
- Editor : Huang Chiu-kuei
- Original score : Xishan Huang
- Production : Tai Chuan-li, Yung Sheng Film Company
- Son : Lin Kun-qi
- Image : Qingsong Liao
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1969
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : Mandarin
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by Hsin Chi1967Taiwan1h41 - See the film page
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