2008南方影展

【思念之城】
City of Memories
李靖惠 Lee Ching-Hui
Taiwan/2007/101min/Betacam
中文、台語發音/中文字幕/普通級

影片介紹：

《思念之城》以冬天的情境為背景，影片描繪老人住在安養院的生活，刻劃老人之間的情誼，戀愛與婚姻故 事，以及對家人無盡的思念。這些老人家年齡分布在七十歲至在七十歲至九十歲之間，多數歷經烽火戰亂的人生，由這些分別唱著國語、台灣、日語歌謠的年長女性 們，襯托出台灣政權變遷的時空背景之下，年長女性的婚姻樣貌與命運，而捕捉安養院裡正在發展的愛情故事，則為本片增添更動人的情感。繼《家在何方》、《阿嬤的戀歌》之後，本影片為作者《女性家國四部曲》之第三部曲。

This film is the third documentary in the tetralogy “The Realm of Womenhood,” after “Where is My Home?” and “The Ballads of Grandmothers.” The film depicts the lives of elderly people living in a nursing home: their agony, longing and loneliness. Through the visuals of the film, they gradually illustrate a painting of their life. Love is after all an everlasting treasure intertwined in bittersweet sorrow. Caught in the space between dream and reality, images of wintry Taipei, with its drizzling rain, and the gloomy sky reflect fading minds of these aged women.

 The film depicts the life of the elderly people under this facility and illustrates the friendship and interaction between these seniors and their longing for the companionship of their family. Other than capturing the life of these elderly people, the subjects’ love story and marital experience will also be the focus of the film. The age group of these people is between 70 and 90. They have lived through the turmoil of war. With their background and the history of the political situations in Taiwan, the film attempts to describe the ongoing love story and fate of these women to add a moving emotion to the film.

導演簡歷：

1996年至今以獨立製片方式創作，長期關注女性與家庭題材，關懷女性與老人族群，作品散發溫柔堅毅的丰采與力量，獲得國內外獎項與影展的肯定。國立台南藝術大學音像紀錄研究所畢業後亦致力於教學工作，任教於大葉大學視覺傳達設計學系。

Ching-Hui Lee has been an independent filmmaker since 1996. Her works conveys a strong social awareness which demonstrates Lee’s emphasis on gender and family issues. Her films were often praised to show female resilience and strength. She is currently a lecturer in Visual Communication department of DAYEH University.


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