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Cheng-sheng Lin
Lin Cheng-sheng (; born 31 March 1959) is a Taiwanese film director. His 1997 film ''Sweet Degeneration'' was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. He won the Silver Bear for Best Director for ''Betelnut Beauty'' in 2001. Filmography Director Narratives *1996: ''A Drifting Life'' (春花夢露) *1997: ''Murmur of Youth'' (美麗在唱歌) *1998: ''Sweet Degeneration'' (放浪) *1999: ''March of Happiness'' (天馬茶房) *2001: ''Betelnut Beauty'' (愛你愛我) *2003: '' Robinson's Crusoe'' (魯賓遜漂流記) *2005: ''The Moon Also Rises'' (月光下，我記得) *2013: '' 27°C – Loaf Rock'' (世界第一麥方) *TBA: ''The Future keeps coming and coming: goodbye to the age of solitude (literally translated from 未來一直來一直來之告別孤寂年代; in production)'' Documentaries *2008: ''My Ocean'' (海洋練習曲) *2010: ''Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars'' (一閃一閃亮晶晶) *2015: ''One journey, one mission'' (有任務的旅行) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taitung City
Taitung City () is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of the major cities on the east coast of the island. Taitung City is served by Taitung Airport. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island, both of which are popular tourist destinations. History Before the 16th century the Taitung plain was settled by agriculturalist Puyuma and Amis aboriginal tribes. Under Dutch rule and during Qing rule, a large part of eastern Taiwan, including today's Taitung, was called "Pi-lam" (). Many artifacts of the prehistory sites of the city are located at Beinan Cultural Park, which was discovered in 1980 during the construction of Taitung Station. In the late 19th century, when Liu Mingchuan was the Qing Governor of Taiwan, Han Chinese settlers moved into the Taitung region. Pi-lam Subprefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson's Crusoe (2003 Film)
Robinsons or Robinson's may refer to: Businesses Department stores * Robinsons Malls, shopping mall and retail operator in the Philippines * Robinsons, former department store chain owned by Robinson & Co. in Singapore and Malaysia * Robinson Department Store, department store based in Thailand * J. W. Robinson's, a chain of department stores that operated in Southern California and Arizona **Robinsons-May, a Southwest U.S. chain of department stores formed from J. W. Robinson's * Robinson's of Florida, a department store chain Other businesses * Robinsons Department Stores Online, online retail company based in Singapore * Robinsons (drink), a British soft drink brand * Robinson's Brewery, the British regional brewery Frederic Robinson Ltd Other uses * Robinsons, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Robinson's, California, former settlement in Calaveras County later known as Melones * ''The Robinsons'', a British TV series See also * Robinson (other) * Robison (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1959 Births
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yours And Mine
''Yours and Mine'' (, ''Wo de shen jing bing'') is a 1997 Taiwanese comedy film directed by Shaudi Wang. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Shiang-chyi Chen * Bao-Ming Gu * Cheng-sheng Lin * Liang-Tso Liu * Pai Bing-bing See also * List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Republic of China (Taiwan) has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1957, and regularly since 1980. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ... References External links * 1997 films 1997 comedy films Taiwanese comedy films 1990s Mandarin-language films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddha Bless America
''Buddha Bless America'' (Chinese: 太平天國; Pinyin: Tàipíng Tiānguó) is a 1996 Taiwanese feature film directed by Wu Nien-jen, a scriptwriter turned director. It is a sarcastic comedy set in the early 1960s about a Sino-American joint military exercise in a small village in southern Taiwan. The encounter between the villagers and the unfamiliar American soldiers in the film provides comic incidents of cultural clashes as well as critical reflection on American imperialism and cultural colonialism. This film was selected to be in competition for the Golden Lion award of the 53rd Venice International Film Festival. Plot A Sino-American joint military exercise was chosen to be held in a small village in southern Taiwan. When the military representative came to the village to negotiate, based on past experience the villagers were not willing to cooperate. Wen-sheng, nicknamed “Teacher” by the villagers, was a fired teacher from the elementary school, who admired everyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Fish (film)
Tropical Fish () is a 1995 Taiwanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Chen Yu-hsun. It is an example of New Taiwanese Cinema. Plot The movie tells the story of Liu Chih-chiang (劉志強, played by Lin Chia-hung 嘉宏, a disaffected Taipei high school student who is kidnapped and taken by Ah Ching (阿慶, played by the filmmaker Lin Cheng-sheng) to rural Chiayi County in southern Taiwan. Locations Chih-chiang's school scenes were filmed at Bailing Senior High School (百齡高中) in Shilin, Taipei, while several other scenes were filmed in Daan District. The kidnappers hold Chih-chiang in Dongshi, a coastal Chiayi County township noted for its oyster production. The end of the film shows the business district of Dunhua Road in Taipei. Music In addition to the music score, two songs by Wu Bai & China Blue, "This Continuous Sinking" (繼續墮落) (from their 1994 album ''Wanderer's Love Song'') and "Go to the Graveyard" (墓仔埔也敢去) are featured in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moon Also Rises
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March Of Happiness
''March of Happiness'' is a 1999 Taiwanese film directed by Lin Cheng-sheng. It tells the story of a teenage romance in a performing troupe set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation and the 228 Massacre. Several characters are either historical or based on historical people. The film was Taiwan's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.* The film was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. There are two slightly different versions. In the TV version shown on Formosa Television, the film ends with both protagonists singing the theme song together, even though the male protagonist was already dead. In the cinema version, the film ends with the female protagonist singing the song by herself in a much slower tempo. The TV version is about 9 minutes longer. Cast * Lim Giong as A Jin * Hsiao Shu-shen as A Yu * Grace Chen as Cigarette woman * Lung Shao-hua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murmur Of Youth
''Murmur of Youth'' () is a 1997 Taiwanese coming of age film directed by Lin Cheng-sheng. Stars Rene Liu and Jing Tseng shared the Best Actress award at the 1997 Tokyo International Film Festival. Plot The film follows the parallel stories of Chen Mei-Li (Rene Liu), a middle class suburban girl from a materialistic dysfunctional family, and the shyer, more introverted Ling Mei-li (Jing Tseng), a working-class girl being raised by her father and grandmother in a ramshackle home on the outskirts of town. The two meet when Ling, after dropping out of college when the boy she has a crush on begins dating another girl, takes a job at a local movie theater where she works the ticket booth with Chen. First bonding over their shared name, a close friendship slowly develops between them. Cast *Rene Liu Rene Liu Ruo-ying (; born 1 June, 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress, director and writer. In the Sinophone world, Liu is widely known by her affectionate nickname "Milk Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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