Jojo Wu Movies
Millennium Mambo director Hou Hsiao-hsien explores the ever-changing cycle of love in this collection of three romantic stories set in 1911, 1966, and 2005 and utilizing the same actors in all three tales. In "A Time for Love," a fresh-faced soldier boy named Chen (Chang Chen) searches for a pool hall hostess named May (Shu Qi) who captured his heart before disappearing into the crowd. The second tale, set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan and entitled "A Time for Freedom," finds an elegant courtesan tending to a young intellectual in a lavish brothel. The trilogy draws to a close with a segment entitled "A Time for Youth" in which a present-day Taipei singer who is also an epileptic neglects her female lover to seek the romantic attentions of a talented photographer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shu Qi, Chang Chen, (more)
- 1995
A homosexual student faces a difficult decision when his teacher suggests he enter his newly penned book in a major competition in the Taiwanese drama. If he enters the autobiographical tome, the whole world will know he is gay, and this will be devastating to his family; he also stands a good chance of winning and launching his career. Much of the story is set within his simple apartment as he makes his agonizing decision. He goes out, encounters handsome young Pierre at a bus stop and ends up taking him home. They have sex and Pierre stays the night. In the morning, the two have little to say so Pierre leaves. Later Ko finds a message Pierre wrote him and this is all he needed to finally decide. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
