The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man (1983)

兒子的大玩偶

Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.

Data di uscita
1983-09-01
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (27)
Durata
1 h 45 min
Generi
Dramma
Regista
侯孝賢, 萬仁, 曾壯祥

Cast

  • 陳博正 — Kun-shu (segment "The Sandwich Man")
  • 楊麗音 — Ah-chu (segment "The Sandwich Man")
  • Tseng Kuo-feng — Theater Manager (segment "The Sandwich Man")
  • Lai Te-Nan — Kun-shu's Uncle (segment "The Sandwich Man")
  • Fu-yu Hou — Kun-shu's Son (segment "The Sandwich Man")
  • 崔福生 — Lee's Father (segment "Vicki's Hat")
  • Yu-Tze Chang — Vicki (segment "Vicki's Hat")
  • Ding Chin — Wang Wu-hsiung (segment "Vicki's Hat")
  • Ting-yi Fang — Lin Tsai-fa (segment "Vicki's Hat")
  • Chi Chen — Mei-li (segment "Vicki's Hat")
  • 江霞 — Mrs. Chiang (segment "The Taste of Apple")
  • Sheng Li Cho — Chiang A-fa (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Curiosità

  • Budget: 5 Mln USD

The Sandwich Man is a 1983 Taiwanese film. The film project was proposed and put into plan by Hsiao Yeh and Wu Nien-jen. It was directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and two other then-new directors, Tsang Jong-cheung (曾壯祥) and Wan Jen. The script by Wu Nien-jen is based on three stories from Huang Chun-ming's short stories collection The Taste of Apples. The three stories together vividly portray the society of Taiwan during the Cold War period, when it underwent industrialization with help from the United States. The film is regarded as a hallmark at the beginning of Taiwanese New Cinema.

Production

This movie is a low-budget film released by Central Pictures Corporation Co., Ltd, in 1983. It is presented as an anthology of three short films in order to reduce the cost when Taiwanese films cinema in the early 80s. Huang Chun-ming's novels depict the modernization of Taiwanese society, both in the use of language and in the description of vernacular scenes.

The Taste of Apple's realistic portrayal of the poverty of the illegal building cluster (currently No. 14 and No. 15 Park) in Taipei City was considered by conservative critics to be damaging to Taiwan's national image if screened in international festivals. They pressured the government and Central Pictures Corporation Company to cut away related scenes, which would destroy the film as a piece of art.

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