Lin Cheng-sheng — Playwright (7)

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Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang (2023)
Douban
other title: 撼山河—撼向世界
陳明章,年輕時接觸西洋音樂,從披頭四到鮑伯狄倫,常常拿著一把吉他就自學自彈唱著,在那時臺灣戒嚴封閉的社會風氣中,沈浸在音樂裡的他感受到快樂與自由,因此立志成為音樂人。後來,遇見了陳達的月琴吟唱深受感動,決定回頭踏尋臺灣土地,認識這塊土地傳唱的歌謠樂音,於是環臺拜師學藝傳統戲曲音樂,融會貫通於創作上,寫出了許多屬於臺灣自己的音樂與故事⋯⋯。 邀請您一起進入陳明章的內心和生活,在他的創作歷程中從國際電影配樂一直到歌曲、舞台劇等等的音樂產出心路歷程,同時也在片中的一首首歌曲中感受到臺灣的從戒嚴到解嚴,從專制到民主的社會氛圍演進,一起流動搖曳結合在時代與社會的氛圍裡,連結著我們的對於臺灣這片土地的共同記憶。

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Act as One Pleases (1997)
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other title: 放浪 / Sweet Generation …
With a singular voice that distinguishes him from his New Taiwan Cinema contemporaries, Lin Cheng-sheng adds to his brief, but already remarkable, filmography with Sweet Degeneration, his third film in two years. As with A Drifting Life and Murmur of Youth, Lin’s new film delicately unfolds, gradually building to a climax of stunning emotional reverberations. Drawn from a particularly painful episode in the director’s past, Sweet Degeneration delves into the uneasy bonds a brother and sister have with each other and the people around them.

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27°C: Loaf Rocks (2013)
世界第一麥方 Douban
other title: 世界第一麦方 / 世界第一麥方
世界麵包冠軍吳寶春 12 歲喪父,母親陳無嫌一人將八個小孩拉拔長大,調皮搗蛋的吳寶春,在外被其他小孩欺負,回家跟媽媽哭訴時,媽媽卻以「有什麼好計較的,人家吐口水在你身上,擦掉就好」安撫吳寶春,國中畢業後,吳寶春成為麵包學徒,17 歲那年,吳寶春隻身北上,到最接近夢想起點的臺北城打拚,陳無嫌以「要記得你是天公仔囝」鼓舞吳寶春,強調任何困境都能夠迎刃而解,後來吳寶春受到日本人研發麵包的刺激,致力研發新款麵包,2010 年代表臺灣,參加首屆法國「麵包大師賽」,打敗七國選手,拿到歐式麵包組世界冠軍,圓了人生最美的夢…

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Murmur of Youth (1997)
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★ 6.0 21 ratings
other title: 美丽在唱歌 / 美麗在唱歌 …
A rather dejected Mei-li Chen lives with her extended family in the suburbs. She drops out of college when the boy she has a crush on finds a girlfriend. Mei-li eventually ends up selling tickets in a movie theatre. A great camaraderie then builds up between the two cashiers in the small ticket booth.

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爱你爱我 (2001)
愛你愛我 Douban
★ 7.0 12 ratings
林正盛 actor: 李心洁 / 张震 …
other title: 愛你愛我 / Betelnut Beauty
一场大雨,让菲菲(李心洁 饰)和小风(张震 饰)相遇,两个人虽然擦肩而过,但缘分并未结束。菲菲是个个性叛逆的女孩,她跟母亲生活在一起,但是却彼此有很深的芥蒂。终因受不了母亲偷看日记的行为,愤怒的菲菲决定离家出走,她先是跟好友怡丽在夜店贩卖槟榔,后来干脆合伙开了一家槟榔店…… 服完兵役的小风是个无业青年,他曾试图在面包店工作,但终究没有继续。在菲菲的槟榔摊,两个人再度重逢,不久便堕入爱河。看到菲菲给父亲打电话时伤心的表情,小风决定靠奋斗改变两人的生活,但是在遇到黑道朋友阿光(高明骏 饰)后,小风和飞飞的命运都发生了转变…… 本片导演林正盛曾获得51届柏林电影节最佳导演奖、李心洁获最佳新晋女演员奖。

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The Moon Also Rises (2005)
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★ 6.7 6 ratings
林正盛 actor: 施易男 / 林家宇 …
other title: 月光下,我记得 / 月光下,我記得
In a coastal village near Taidong during the 1960’s, a single, middle-aged mother, Bao-chai, lives a quiet life with her daughter, Xi-lian, a 20-year old schoolteacher. After conservative Bao-chai finds out that Xi Lian has fallen for her cousin, she forbids them to see each other. As time passes, Xi-lian finds love again, this time with Chu-cheng, a new teacher at her school from mainland China. When Chu-Cheng is relocated, he writes love letters to Xi-lian. Unknown to Xi-lian, the letters are intercepted and read by Bao-chai, who, in reading them, has feelings awakened in her that has been buried for most of her life. Then, one day, Chu-cheng comes to visit, and something happens that will change these three quiet lives forever…