Cinema Pacific’s New Cinema from Taiwan includes two recent features that were both critical and popular sensations in Taiwan, plus an independent documentary on Taiwanese cuisine by Monika Treut.
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
April 26 at 4:00p.m. at Bijou Art Cinemas
(Taiwan, 2013, 104 min.) Optometrist Weichung has the perfect family he always wanted, complete with an adoring young son and beautiful wife. Unfortunately, he can’t quite quell his one misgiving about their relationship—his partner is of the wrong sex. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? playfully examines the intricacies of sexuality in a changing Taiwan. New York Times film critic Nicolas Rapold credits the film with a “maturity that eludes more ambitious dramas on the subject.”
April 27 at 1p.m. at Bijou Art Cinemas
(Taiwan, 2012, 110 min.) Touch of The Light offers a partially fictionalized depiction of the rise of its star and subject, Yu-Siang Huang, a precocious blind pianist. Director Rong-ji Chang directs an electric young cast that brings a wonderfully idiosyncratic energy to Touch of the Light. However, the most striking aspect of the film is the score provided by Huang. The film was extremely well received by Taiwanese audiences and would be honored as the country’s official submission to the 2012 Oscars.
April 27 at 6:45p.m. at Bijou Art Cinemas
(Taiwan-Germany, 2012, 83 min.) German filmmaker Monika Treut’s The Raw and The Cooked artfully documents the pervasive passion for cuisine throughout Taiwan, and delves into the social issues surrounding food production. We witness, for example, the efforts of Taiwan’s young environmental movement to resist the rapid pace of urbanization. Your mind will be provoked, but the film’s radiantly beautiful visuals and jaw-droppingly delectable dishes will ravish your other senses. Cosponsored with the Taiwan Eugene Association, who will provide tasty Taiwanese treats.