SYNOPSIS

One summer in Taiwan, a young boy and his sister are sent to the country home of their grandparents, as their mother has been hospitalized. The movie is told from the children's point of view, and nothing terribly important happens in much of it, just life passing by during one summer in a rural village in Taiwan.
The boy interact with the other children in the picturesque mountain village, while her younger sister, who is unable to understand what has happened to her mother, mostly stays at home of their grandparents. What is best about the movie is the warm portrayal of the characters, especially the grandfather, a stern doctor.

TECHNICAL DATA

Director: Hou Hsiao Hsien
Script: T'ien-wen Chu
Cast: Yen Zheng Guo, C. Chen Li, Mei-Feng, Edward Yang, Lai-Yin Yang
Cinematography: Kun Ho Chen
Music: Edward Yang
Runtime: 93 min. COLOR.