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The Time to Live and the Time to Die

Tong nian wang shi
by Hou Hsiao-Hsien2h171985Taiwan
The Time to Live and the Time to Die

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The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through the deaths of his father, mother and grandmother.

Cast and crew
  • Credits

    • Distributor : Carlotta Films
    • Production Compagny : CMPC - Central Motion Pictures Corporation
    • Director : Hou Hsiao-Hsien
    • Scenario : Hou Hsiao-Hsien
    • Chef opérateur : Mark Lee Ping-bing
    • Editing : Chi-Yang Wang
    • Producer : Teng-Fei Lin
    • Original Music : Chu-Chu Wu
    • Set Decoration : Chung-Wen Lin
    • Costume Design : Ching-Wen Chu
  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1985
    • French release date : 15 août 1999
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : Chinese

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