1980s

Spotlights

Old Taiwan

There’s something deeply captivating about the light and shadow of a bygone era. Classic and vintage films carry the spirit of 1980s and 1990s Taipei—woven with memories, youth, and the passage of time. Through these images, you’ll catch glimpses of everyday life and the sense of freedom that belonged to that time.

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TFAI X HIDE & SEEK AUDIOVISUAL ART: Taiwan New Cinema Selections

國家電影及視聽文化中心/16 films

On August 28, 1982, Time Story premiered, marking the beginning of the Taiwan New Cinema Movement. In the summer of 2022, HIDE & SEEK AUDIOVISUAL ART released The Time Ahead: A Memo to 40 Years of Taiwan New Cinema, revisiting this pivotal era through 20 key concepts. In the fall, the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute will present a special retrospective titled When New Cinema Begins Again: 40 Years of Taiwan New Cinema, uncovering many long-overlooked gems hidden in the corners of film history. Between summer and fall, TFAI and HIDE & SEEK AUDIOVISUAL ART join forces to present 16 titles—films both representative of Taiwan New Cinema and those reflecting on the movement itself—inviting audiences to engage with its legacy and imagine the decades of cinema still to come.

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詩意與信仰：塔可夫斯基的最後《犧牲》

吳宸維/1 film

作為二十世紀最負盛名的俄國導演之一的安德烈・塔可夫斯基（Andrei Tarkovsky）一生僅拍七部半電影，因政治因素流亡海外多年。他以詩意的長鏡頭、後現代主義敘事方式與形而上的主題見長，相信拍電影即是用影像「形塑時間的樣貌」。

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40歲與60歲：《千面珍寶金》的女性年齡刻板破除術

陳穎/1 film

安妮華達拍《千面珍寶金》時 60 歲，也是來到了在一般人眼中可稱為「奶奶」的年紀，但端看在片中親自亮相的她實在不似已經 60 歲。當然，60 歲就該是什麼樣子又是另一個刻板印象。但年齡的確是這部劇情式紀錄片（docudrama film）的重點所在，儘管在片中被強調的並非華達的 60 歲，而是珍寶金於當年剛屆滿的 40 歲。