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Trick or Love. 6-7

Story: 6

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 8

Comparable to: Behind Your Smile (Taiwanese drama); Coffee Prince (kdrama)

A gender bender romance melodrama that seriously goes over the top most of the time. The storyline doesn’t help it any, with a vengeful male lead and a doe eyed way to innocent, dimwit, yeah you know the type, female lead. You sort of roll with it at first and by midway the storyline forms a bit better, that is if you could last that long. Honestly it’s not that bad of a drama. I really like Marcus Chang’s dramas, I would have to say this would be my least favorite but still not the worst drama I’ve seen by far. There’s quite some doozies out there.

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Elio Barone

Rome Film Festival 2024  -  I vincitori

Best Film:

BOUND IN HEAVEN by Huo Xin

Grand Jury Prize:

LA NUIT SE TRAÎNE by Michiel Blanchart

Best Director:

MORRISA MALTZ for Jazzy

Best Screenplay:

CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS for Bring Them Down

Best Actress – “Monica Vitti” Award:

ÁNGELA MOLINA for Polvo serán

Best Actor – “Vittorio Gassman” Award:

ELIO GERMANO for Berlinguer. The Great Ambition

Special Jury Prize:

to the female cast of READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN

BEST FIRST WORK

A jury chaired by director and screenwriter Francesca Comencini, supported by producer, composer and writer Kaili Peng and actor Antoine Reinartz, has awarded – among the titles of the Progressive Cinema, Freestyle and Grand Public Competition sections – the Best First Work Award to the films:

BOUND IN HEAVEN by Huo Xin (Progressive Cinema section) – ex aequo

CIAO BAMBINO by Edgardo Pistone (Freestyle section) – ex aequo

A Special Mention was also awarded to actor Liu Hsiu-Fu for Nelicia Low's Pierce.

FS AUDIENCE AWARD

Among the titles of the Progressive Cinema Competition, the spectators awarded the FS Audience Award, Official Sponsor of the Festival, to the film:

READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN by Eran Riklis

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Human Lanterns 人皮燈籠 (1982)

88 Films Blu-ray 2022

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On Children《你的孩子不是你的孩子》(2018)  

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On Children (2018)

Creator: Wú Xiao-le

Dir. Chen Wei-ling

⚠️ Spoilers !! ⚠️

very long post ahead~

i recently watched this Taiwanese show on Netflix and it gives me Black Mirror vibes as well! i relate to this show so much that some have made me ugly cry lmao. its so weird and entertaining that some leave you silent and zoning out for a few minutes after each episode ends :<

Ep. 1 Mother’s Remote

dude this episode was honestly so sad and infuriatingggg. believe it or not though, some parents just actually want the best for their children and their future, but some actually take it too far.. like this one.

Pei Wei’s parents are going through a divorce where Wei (Tzu-Chuan Liu) ends up living with his mother (Yu-Xuan Wang). after forging the signatures on his report card and manipulating his grades, Wei’s mother restarts his day with a remote to give him the chance to “fix” his mistakes. he is eventually pulled out from school to attend cram school.. ten times to pay for what he did. eventually, when it slightly goes back to normal, he meets a girl named Lan (Hsin-Yu) and the two immediately became friends because of their love for art.. which also immediately blossomed into puppy-love after a month.

Wei’s mother eventually catches the two at the library and treats them out to lunch, before banning Wei from seeing the girl again. he fights back, which sends him back to the day before he was about to meet Lan for the first time. but Lan doesn’t recognize him at all, which led him to countless suicide attempts which were all reversed by his mom’s remote. the line, “How many times do I have to do this?” hurts me so much, he just wanted to be free and happy and his mother just can’t give him that all because of bad grades.. damn..

the scene cuts and changes to a few years later with Wei as an adult.. at first i thought he actually was still with Lan but it turns out it was another woman :< that night, Wei is asked by his mother to go out for dinner and he meets Riley, the daughter of his mother’s friend. the two talk for awhile, Riley revealing that she was actually in a relationship that her family knows but doesn’t accept and Wei revealing that he’s also in a relationship as well.

Wei then buys an airplane ticket for his mother, and went to his mother’s house to retrieve the remote. with his mother forgetting her passport at home, her taxi goes back to her house and sees Wei across the street, holding the remote.

this scene was actually so sad for me, because the last part was Wei going back in time when he met Lan. i actually felt like Lan’s the person that gave Wei a sense of freedom when he felt suffocated/drowned by his mother’s strict attitude towards him. you can actually see the longing in his eyes when he went back there.. gosh i was so sad when this episode ended. this one’s actually one of my favorite episodes !! the open ending led me to believe that Wei and Lan actually ended up together and lived happily ever after~ 😤💗

Ep. 2 Child of the Cat

after failed attempts at getting good grades, Guo-yan (Hsiu-Fu Liu) meets a girl named Lo Chih-Wei (Yu-Ping Wang) after seeing her having a nervous breakdown and harassing another student, she then tells him about some sort of parallel universe and that it offers them something to kill in exchange for intelligence. Guo-yan then develops this delusion after killing their house cats with cat food mixed with rat poison.. he then starts succeeding in his academics, even announcing his perfect score in his mock exam during his grandfather’s funeral.

the line, “Why must you impose all you want on me?” was so sad.. his parents were putting him under so much pressure, even extending his tutoring hours just to make him study harder and try to pass the exams. but at that point, it was too late, his tutor informed his mother that he needed to see a psychiatrist since he might be going through something, but his mother was indenial, thinking that his son was alright and that he was probably just the typical lazy teenager, which was not the case. he was already asking for help through his actions !! even going as far as making his mother find a non-existent noisy cat to take care of during his exams because he couldn’t concentrate.

this episode kind of frustrates me because Guo-yan’s mother listens too much to their relatives/in-laws advices and criticisms that she doesn’t listen or even bat an eye when her son is literally going through something. the ending was somewhat happy though, with Guo-yan learning how to do carpentry and building their own shop maybe?

Ep. 3 The Last Day of Molly

to be honest, this one made me ugly cry :< you’ll never really know until its too late, huh? Molly’s mom (Ivy Yin) probably won’t know that she was the reason behind Molly’s demise if it wasn’t for that machine/gadget.

Molly (Gingle Wang) had a lot to offer in their world with her writing talent. sadly, in order to save face, she was too obedient about the fact that her mother wanted to enroll her to Medical school and make her get a degree in another country. she was the highest-ranking student in their school, which made her mother have high expectations for her. she disapproved of everything she did, saying that a job wouldn’t be suitable for her and that she has to work hard in order to work a certain job. it just baffles me how much some parents think its their choice to choose their child’s career path .-.

the saddest part was when Molly’s mother found out that she had caused this mess. the guilt literally made her feel like she should be behind bars for the rest of her life, and that Molly would want that too. her demise was probably the best revenge she could think of, since she resented her mother for making her study and focus on things that she thinks will make her rich in the future.

i felt so sad for Molly’s sister, Kelly, because she was already expected to follow in her sister’s footsteps, even going so far as extending her tutoring hours while she was still dealing with grief. personally, i wouldn’t be able to do so until i already feel better and moved on a little. its hard to deal with grief especially when you’re so used to seeing that person all the time, which is why i somehow understand their pain.

honestly though, i can’t help but ugly cry during the part when Molly says, “Mom, I love you and I’m sorry.” if it wasn’t for Molly’s death, her mother wouldn’t realize that she was taking her children and their family for granted.. damn.

Gingle Wang is such a great actor !! she also kinda looks like Minnie from G-Idle too! :>

Ep. 4 Peacock

always be careful what you wish for. tbh, this episode was really weird and scary for me. Qiao-Yi (Yu-Xuan Wang) was ready to risk it all just to get everything she had always dreamed of, which included her sight, her talent for painting, seeing colors, and her appearance. she was literally turning into a peacock just to get help her family stay afloat and help her enter a good college and stay in school to be rewarded as their donor.

her school, Victor, was really weird as well. students were not allowed to ask questions during class, which led to students literally isolating another student in class because she was curious.. no wonder some are having a hard time in their class. the school was full of self-centered, snobby brats that only cared if you’re rich or have something luxurious to offer, it was honestly so weird for me. i’d hate to experience that kind of environment, i probably wouldn’t last three days.

if i was in her situation, i’d probably want to fit in with the others as well if it meant being less lonely and having someone to talk to even if everything you talk about is too shallow for your liking. it was just so sad that they were willing to trade anything just for a good life and financial stability, which led to Qiao-Yi’s mom (Chiung-Hsuan Hsieh) as the peacock in exchange for Qiao-Yi’s and her brother in their parents’ (or maybe just her mother?) dream schools.

Ep. 5 ADHD is Necessary

it was just so wrong for the Ruo-wa’s mother (Chuan Chen Yeh) to make her daughter fake a mental illness to help them continue living a lavish lifestyle, which eventually led to Ruo-wa’s (Frances Wu) demise.

Ruo-wa’s mother wanted nothing but for Ruo-wa to achieve and maintain a high-rank in terms of intelligence. but, you see, Ruo-wa isn’t exactly the best in terms of academics, the girl was so focused in school that she doesn’t even know what she’s really great at! her mother was so desperate for both of them- mostly her, to stay afloat that she would make her daughter detailed and organized notes to help her study, to help them keep the lavish lifestyle, because she couldn’t accept the reality that they had to live at the Pigeon Cage because of Ruo-wa’s intelligece. she also did this for her late son, which caused her to be awarded for having a high-ranking son, which also led to his demise. all this time, she thought that her son had died from a car crash, but he was actually destroyed for having a low rank and wanting to be a carpenter.

also, i can’t help but point out that they look like characters from the movie Divergent (2014). they literally look like they belong in Abnegation/Candor/Erudite lmao. and people who are being sent to the Pigeon Cage were Amity/Factionless/Divergent, since they were all special and talented in their own ways and they knew how to farm; sadly, they don’t belong in the real world. i was also so happy when i saw Wei, Lan, Guo-yan, Kelly, and Qiao-Yi !! like, at least they were saved from their parents’ grasps and they’re now free to do whatever they desire.

i was so sad when the police went there and trashed everything, killing the children that weren’t even bothering anybody just because they were low-ranking and weren’t doing their part in the community. in the end, it was Ruo-wa’s mother that had the last laugh and it was just so infuriating for me.. i wanted her to have the karma !! not Ruo-wa’s demise !! 😤

the place in order and everyone was at peace and getting along, why did she have to ruin it all for them? and why did Ruo-wa had to be destroyed ??? i feel like i could compare this to Divergent people ?? since they’re different and they’re being destroyed for not belonging somewhere.. like a Divergent person.

wellll that ends my post !! also, if this is what eventually happens to technology, then imma head out ✌️😗

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Human Lanterns (1982)

Directed by Chung Sun Screenplay by Kuang Ni and Chung Sun Music by Chin-Yung Shing and Chen-Hou Su Country: Hong Kong Language: Mandarin (English subtitles) Running time: 94 minutes

CAST

Tony Liu as Lung Shu-Ai Kuan Tai Chen as Tan Fu Lieh Lo  as Chao Chun-Fang Ni Tien as Lung's Wife Linda Chu as Yen Chu Hsiu-Chun Lin as Tan Mei-mei Meng Lo as Kuei Szu-Yi Chien Sun as Sergeant Pan

Human Lanterns is a ridiculous and ridiculously entertaining Hong Kong martial-arts-horror movie from The Shaw Brothers. Shaw Brothers movies inhabit a bubble of moviedom entirely their own; much like an Elvis Movie or a Nikkatsu Action movie or even, yes, a David Lynch movie. If you’ve seen one Shaw Brothers movie you may not have seen them all but you will have seen what they are all like. This is by no means a criticism. But it does mean if you have ever seen a Shaw Brothers movie and disliked it then you’re unlikely to like Human Lanterns. If you have and you did then you will. If you see what I mean.

Two rich men in a fairy-tale Hong Kong past of fancy hats, submissive women and ornate roofing spend their abundant free time scheming to outdo and embarrass each other in public. This pointless cock measuring culminates every year in a contest to see who can place the best lantern in the town’s prestigious lantern festival. Tan Fu (Kuan Tai Chen with a moustache) peaks early by unveiling a magnificent lantern unlikely to be rivalled by mere mortal artisanship. It looks like pompous toff Lung Shu-Ai (Tony Liu with inhumanly thick sideburns) is out of luck this year lantern-wise. But, while berating his tame drunk of a lantern maker it transpires the aged souse has been cheekily subcontracting his lantern construction to a mysterious and preternaturally skilled figure who skulks beyond town. Not entirely coincidentally this turns out to be Chao Chun-Fang (Lieh Lo – who, let us not forget,  by 1969 became the first ever Kung-Fu superstar, preceding even Bruce Lee) from whom Lung Shu-Ai stole his love while also scarring Chun-Fang in the process. Blinded by arrogance to the possibility this might horribly backfire on him Lung Shu-Ai employs Chao Chun-Fang to construct the most unique lantern ever.  Shortly thereafter the ladies loved by both Lung Shu-Ai and Tan Fu begin to disappear, abducted by a mysterious figure in a spooky skull mask who is fond of leaping about in slow motion. The finger of guilt points at both of the squabbling dandies in turn, but is the culprit someone else, possibly someone with a grudge, and can the two egotists shelve their inconsequential duel of wits and join forces before the title of the movie is given horrible reality? (I’m not expecting an answer there.)

Essentially then, Human Lanterns is indeed a very Shaw Brothers movie indeed. For the thoroughly uninitiated it should be noted that a Shaw Brothers movie typically has an uncomplicated plot with uncomplicated characters; physically impossible martial arts stunt work transformed via wires and adroit editing into delightful eye-boggling reality; costumes matched in their vivid flamboyance only by that of the wider-than-wide-screen acting; a setting sometime in a bogus past where people lived on sound-stages and apparently lived their entire lives within three of four imaginatively lit sets; a comedy drunk, usually old; a lot of faker than fake blood; a visual style at once utterly artificial and magically enchanting; and maybe a little bit of tit, depending on the mores of the decade in which the movie was made. For those already initiated into the unique splendour of the cinematic phenomenon known only as A Shaw Brothers Movie it should be noted that Human Lanterns is as ostentatiously bizarre and preposterously charming as any of its brethren.

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Han fu gang

Manchuria 1941: Caught sleeping with his Japanese major’s mistress, Manchurian collaborator Tung Fei (Jackson Liu Hsiu-hsien) fatally shoots the man and flees for his life. Overcome by fatigue after hours of travel on horseback, Tung eventually awakens to find himself under the care of hunter Suen (Dick Wei) and his daughter, Ironic (Hsu).

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2020 Rakuten Houzi Players By Nationality

American: 2 (Ryan Carpenter & Elih Villanueva)

Taiwanese: 60 (Hsi-Kai Chang, Ming-Hsiang Chang, Wei-Chien Chang, Chen-Wei Chen, Chun-Hsiu Chen, Ke-Yi Chen, Yu-Hsun Chen, Chun-Hsiang Chu, Yu-Hsien Chu, Hsin-Yen Chuang, Po-Chieh Fan, Chien-Ting Feng, Tzu-Peng Huang, Wei-Cheng Huang, Sheng-Chin Hung, Yu-Hao Hsu, Yen-Wen Kuo, Yung-Wei Kuo, Chih-Yuan Lai, Cheng-Chen Li, Chia-Jung Liang, Chien-Fu Liao, Cheng-Fei Lin, Chih-Peng Lin, Hua-Ching Lin, Hung-Yu Lin, Kuo-Yu Lin, Li Lin, Po-Yu Lin, Tai-Chan Lin, Tse-Pin Lin, Yi-Hsiang Lin, Shih-Hao Liu, Yu-Yen Liu, Chun-Chang Su, Chun-Yu Su, Tzu-Hao Tung, Chi Tseng, Chao-Ching Wan, Yao-Lin Wang, Yi-Cheng Wang, Wei-Chun Weng, Cheng-Che Wu, Cheng-Yun Wu, Jui-Cheng Yang, Tai-Chun Yang, Chia-Chi Yeh, Chu-Hsuan Yeh, Hung-Chun Yen & Chao-Wei Yu)

Dominican: 1 (Lisalverto Bonilla)

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On Children. 8-9

Story: 9

Acting: 10

Chemistry: ?

Comparable to: Black Mirror (uk)

This is basically a anthology series containing 5 episodes very similar to the show Black Mirror. (Each episode is a new story) It’s very well done and can get extremely creepy. It centers around a lot on how parents can control the lives of there kids in a fictional world.