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Bookmark this pageThe Best of Times (2002)
Director: Chang Tso-Chi
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From Time Out Film Guide
Sensible Wei can't keep a grip on his tearaway best friend Jie, a reckless, feckless type who proves a dangerous liability when they go to work collecting debts for a local bigwig. Yep, it's that Mean Streets dynamic again, this time set in the suburbs of Taipei. The conventional scenario aside, this is a fine film, gorgeously photographed by Chang Yi-Min in a sumptuous palette of blues, greens and reds, and directed by Chang Tso-Chi so that every moment hangs balanced between the promise and uncertainty of youthful experience. It also boasts a most original ending.Author: TCh
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- yduric said...
- Posted on Feb 07 2008 01:53 Absolutely great. Beautifully filmed and extremely moving. Moreover, the film masterfully shows the existence of a great tenderness and depth of feelings, despite a sad and often cruel background.
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Cast & crew
Director: Chang Tso-Chi
Producer: Lu Shih-Yuan
Cast: Wing Fan, Gao Meng-Jie, Yu Wan-Mei, Tien Mao-Ying, Wu Yu-Chih full cast
Duration: 109 mins
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