Intended as the concluding film in the trilogy on the modern history of Taiwan began with Beiqing Chengshi (1989), this film reveals the story through three levels: a film within a film as well as the past and present as linked by a young woman, Liang Ching. She is being persecuted by an anonymous man who calls her repeatedly but does not speak. He has stolen her diary and faxes her pages daily. Liang is also rehearsing for a new film that is due to go into production soon. T... (Full plot summary below)
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Intended as the concluding film in the trilogy on the modern history of Taiwan began with Beiqing Chengshi (1989), this film reveals the story through three levels: a film within a film as well as the past and present as linked by a young woman, Liang Ching. She is being persecuted by an anonymous man who calls her repeatedly but does not speak. He has stolen her diary and faxes her pages daily. Liang is also rehearsing for a new film that is due to go into production soon. The film, entitled Haonan Haonu, is about a couple Chiang Bi-yu and Chung Hao-tung who returns to China to participate in the anti-Japanese movement in China in the 1940s and are arrested as communists when they go back to Taiwan.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzMs. Inoh gives an inspiring performance that evokes a genuine sympathy for both of her characters. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyPersonal and historical memory intertwines with intimate and ideological passion in Hou's sinuous, meticulously constructed tableaux ... |
| User ReviewMattias EThe democratization process in Taiwan meant a lot for the development of Hou Hsiao-hsien's movies, as they thematically became more politicized and challenged the country's official history records. Good Men Good Women is a delicate homage to victims of the White Terror of the fifties, and Hou, quite shockingly at the time, openly dares to portray socialists as idealistic heroes. With it's overlapping narratives and different time layers, Good Men Good Women also marks a sigificant stylistic change for Hou, who in the contemporary settings uses decidedly less static camera and more close-ups than usual. Hou's intentions seem somewhat muddled, but the contrasting images might be intended to highlight the discrepansies between the times, the insecurity of the future and the legacy of past injustices. A great watch in any case. |
| User ReviewZoran SHou mixes up the chronology big time here consisting of two contemporary narratives are awesome and serves as a precursor to Millennium Mambo which I now want to rewatch, and a B/W historical enactment narrative which was like City of Sadness except it was snoozers but I guess it was important to the contemporary parts. The dvd is horrendous. |
| User ReviewJack WI really liked this movie. I thought it was beautifully shot and well executed. a little confusing but really enjoyable |
| User ReviewSara Malong with "city of sadness" are two best works of hou. as most of his film, this one is also complex and challenging, but never inaccessible. annie(yi neng jing)'s profromence in the film just as good as faye wang in chungking express, but more diffcult by acts two different roles. just be patient, u will soon find out it is a masterpeice. |
| User ReviewDaniel CAs challenging as HHH gets. Enigmatic and compelling. Not so sure I understood everything... |
| User ReviewPrivate UTwo parallels...the woman and Taiwan showing a false connection to the past. The Taiwanese go to China and are betrayed by the Chinese and there is a communication problem. They are further betrayed and oppressed by the KMT Chinese when they return to Taiwan. The woman is chained to a past love that she cannot let go. She has a false sense of connection and is unable to move forward until she can let go of it. |
| User ReviewAlan WI liked some individual scenes but it seems you really need some context from the other parts of the trilogy or a knowledge of Taiwanese history to get much out of this. Lacking either of these I felt largely shut out and the lack of anything remotely approaching "exposition" got quite irritating after a while. |
| User ReviewEli FPretty unforgivably dull and pretentious. Well shot, but such a chore. I'm sorry, but really. Mostly just boring, although the scenes that were intended to be harrowing came across as just plain irritating. I found this flat and emotionless. |
