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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Best known for her collaborations with Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang, Chen Shiang-chyi gives an exquisitely subtle performance in cinematographer-turned-director Chienn Hsiang's delightful drama. Well into her 40s, the careworn Chen's life is looking bleak: her husband has left to work in Shanghai, she despairs of their rebellious teenage daughter, loses her job in a garment factory and is diagnosed with early onset menopause. She also resents having to make regular hospital visits to her bedridden mother-in-law. But Chen's outlook begins to brighten after she befriends the accidentally blinded 30-something occupying the opposite bed on the ward, and her secret nocturnal ministrations give her the confidence to start living again, and even take up the tango. This is a poignant study of an invisible woman rediscovering her senses of purpose and self-esteem through the acceptance of a handsome man who cannot even see her. The social critique is as deft as the perfectly judged interiors, while Chienn's direction is as precise as it is laudably unsentimental.

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Credits

Cast

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LingChen Shiang-chyi
Mr ChangTung Ming-hsiang
Mother-in-lawBai Minghua
Brother-in-lawYu An-Shun

Crew

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DirectorChienn Hsiang

Details

Theatrical distributor
Facet Film Distribution
Released on
2015-04-24
Languages
Slovenian | Chinese
Guidance
Swearing.
Available on
DVD
Formats
Colour
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