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The film centers on the increasing estrangement between a couple as well as the widening gap between a commercialized corporate world and a nostalgic world of traditional values.
Lung (Hou Hsiao-Hsien), an ex-Little League baseball player, runs a fabric store in Dihua Street, a traditional commercial center in the west of Taipei. His long-term girlfriend, Ah-Chin (Tsai Chin), in contrast, works an assistant to the manager at an architecture firm in the newly developed East District. The film centers on the increasing estrangement between the couple as well as the widening gap between a commercialized corporate world and a nostalgic world of traditional values. The ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
$10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens
Free for all Harvard students with a valid photo ID.
Discounts apply for Harvard Film Archive Members
Tickets available online or 30 minutes before showtime at the cinematheque on the lower level of the Carpenter Center.
Phone: (617) 496-3211
Email: hfa@fas.harvard.edu
Website: https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/taipei-story-2024-04
LOCATION
Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
PARKING INFO
Although parking in Cambridge is difficult (most of the surrounding streets have restricted parking for Cambridge residents only), metered parking on Broadway and Harvard Streets, as well as the rest of Harvard Square, is free after 8pm. Film-goers are encouraged to use public transportation, particularly the MBTA Red Line.