FILM SCREENINGS

The Glamorous Boys of Tang

The Glamorous Boys of Tang

Program Introduction

國影電影編號:M202210014

放映規格:Digibeta

級別:輔15歲級

片長:103分鐘

發音:國語

字幕:中、英字

 

唐朝綺麗男 The Glamorous Boys of Tang

邱剛健 CHIU Kang-chien|臺灣Taiwan|1985|Digibeta|Colour|103 min

 

★1985 第22屆金馬獎最佳美術設計、服裝設計提名

 

紈褲子弟崔俊男和街頭混混郭豐樂一見如故,憑藉一句「皆是俊俏之人,何不在夾縫中好好玩樂。」於是倆人決定縱情人間,踏上尋花問柳之旅。途中遇見了身分神祕的少女宋念奴同遊,不時散發誘惑的念奴同時愛上了他們,更讓三人陷入一場錯綜複雜的曖昧。此外,從東瀛來唐求佛的沙彌、亂世中的刺客與娼妓,眾夥在大唐殘暉下,經歷了一趟生死愛慾的綺麗之旅。一日,念奴主動獻身二人後不告而別,只送來了出嫁的消息,此時宦官藩鎮割據,青年轉向斬絕異端,引來一場愛恨仇殺的腥風血雨……

 

繼1984年邱剛健編寫方令正所執導《唐朝豪放女》獲得不俗票房後,製片人趁勝追擊,希望拍攝另一部同類作品,並再度邀請夏文汐擔綱主演。適逢方令正已有工作計畫,改請邱剛健擔任導演,並找來張照堂攝影,將其概念更大膽延伸。片中不是死別就是生離、情慾邊緣的騷動、戒律的克己搖擺、流浪途中命定的偶然,在在描繪出唐朝自由開放的氛圍中,年輕男女在生死間狂放漂泊,追尋生命的極致。在戒嚴令尚未解除的年代,即用極度風格化的影像創作了此部奇情異色之作。

 

★1985 Nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Golden Horse Awards

 

During the late Tang Dynasty, a handsome preppy meets a smart thug. They then become friends enjoying the carpe diem spirit. On their journey with sensual pleasure, they are accompanied by a mysterious girl who leads them to fall into a complicated love affair. However, the girl leaves them behind out of a sudden as she is getting married. Because of this shock, the men turn their way to fight against alienated powers. They encounter novices who are from Japan to study Buddhism, get to know the life of the assassin, and see how prostitutes work. It is an adventure with struggles between life and death, love and desire.

 

CHIU Kang-chien was invited to direct this film after his screenplay work, An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984), received positive acclaim. The film also features Patricia Ha as the leading actress. The director of photography is CHANG Chao-tang and he extends CHIU’s ideas with radical cinematic language. The film depicts young men and women fearlessly seeking fulfillment in life. It shows how people could act in the liberal atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty. They experience departures of friends, cravings for affection, and fated accidents when wandering around. It is a glamorous work with stylistic moving images in the Taiwanese Martial Law Period.

 

★10.30 場次有映後座談 The screening on Oct. 30th will be followed by a Q&A session.