Dust in the Wind (film)

Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
	Theatrical release poster
Traditional	戀戀風塵
Simplified	恋恋风尘
Mandarin	liàn liàn fēngchén
Hokkien	loân loân hong-tîn
Literally	deep love, windblown dust
Directed by	Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written by	Chu T’ien-wen; Wu Nien-jen
Starring	; ; Li Tian-lu
Cinematography	Mark Lee Ping-Bin
Music by
Production; company	Central Motion Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Central Motion Picture Corporation
Release date	1986;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Taiwanese; Mandarin

Dust in the Wind is a 1986 film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. It is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's own experiences, and is the final part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, with the others being A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) and The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985).

Synopsis[]

A love story about a young couple from a village in the northern-east part of Taiwan in the early 1980s. The boy, Wan, goes to Taipei to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Huen, follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Wan must spend three years in the Republic of China Army and the girl marries someone else. Although Wan regrets what happened he does not blame Huen.

Cast[]

Wang Chien-wen as Wan (謝文遠 Xiè Wényuǎn)
as Huen (江素雲 Jiāng Sùyún)
Li Tian-lu as Wan's grandfather
Lawrence Ko as Mrs. Lin's son

Production[]

The film features Li Tian-lu in the role of the grandfather. Li became a central part of Hou's major films.

External links[]

Dust in the Wind at IMDb

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