Ni lo ho nyu er
Following a series of coming-of-age dramas, with this little-seen feature director Hou Hsiao-hsien widened his canvas to accommodate a contemporary social context. A young woman struggles to maintain balance and cohesion between her father and brother (a cop and a petty criminal) while maintaining a fast-food job and attending night school. Her escape comes with manga comics, whose outlandish fantasy scenes are outstripped by Taiwan's own economic and social churn.
Producer: Lu Wen-jen, Tsai Sung-lin, Wang Ying-chieh. Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien. Screenwriter: Chu Tien-wen. Cinematography: Chen Huai-en. Editor: Liao Ching-sung. Cast: Yang Lin, Jack Kao, Yang Fan, Li Tien-lu, Tsui Fu-sheng. 35mm, color, in Mandarin with English subtitles, 93 min.
