tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4033925457007973927..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taiwan Film Wins Major International AwardMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-29932844658070268462009-12-05T08:32:37.372+08:002009-12-05T08:32:37.372+08:00Very interesting!
I caught that film (Can't L...Very interesting!<br /><br />I caught that film (Can't Live without You) the week that it was showing in the 2 or 3 theaters in Taipei that actually deem to show made-in-Taiwan films. I enjoyed it, too. No English subtitles, of course (although they told me there would be), and I understood nothing of the Hakka and Taiwanese-dialect dialog, and only bits of the Chinese dialog. Unfortunately, I don't read Chinese fast enough or well enough to catch more than just the gist of what's in the subtitles. Fortunately, I had someone with me who could help me keep up with some of the details of the story!<br /><br />Is Can't Live Without You still playing in Taiwan?<br /><br />I learned early-on that when a new Taiwan movie is released to the theaters, you have to get right out and see it...because if you wait until the following Friday, they will probably have already pulled it. <br /><br />Which is why I rushed to see Cape No. 7 the first week it was out...and then surprise! It ran for months, and now you can't find anyone who HASN'T seen that one!<br /><br />scott<br />in Bexar CountyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com