國影電影編號：M2023_07_016

放映規格：DCP

級別：保護級

片長：129分鐘

發音：華語、台語

字幕：中英

楊德昌 Edward YANG｜臺灣 Taiwan｜1994｜DCP｜Color｜129min

1994 金馬獎最佳原著劇本、男配角、女配角 Best Original Script, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Golden Horse Awards

1994 坎城影展 Cannes FF

★ 本片演員閻鴻亞（鴻鴻）、王也民將出席 10/8 映後座談 Post-screening Q&A with Actors Yen Hung-ya and Wang Ye-ming

《獨立時代》是「新臺北三部曲」的首部曲。人見人愛的琪琪被覺得太假、富家女Molly面臨一樁看來不妙的婚約、公務員小明安分守己卻過於單純；再加上滿口歪理的舞台劇導演、懷疑生命目的的小說家，各種荒謬的人際情境彼此糾纏。天亮之後的明天，他們該怎樣真誠地面對自己？楊德昌將編導兩部舞台劇的經驗融入《獨立時代》，以喜劇型態與誇大的表演風格，擺脫過往作品的嚴肅，對道德失序的社會提出批判和省思。

「我在拍《獨立時代》時，有一個很興奮的、很大的樂趣，就像探險。字幕卡是個實驗，而這實驗也不完全是章回式的意義，整齣戲的節奏絕對不是視覺的，也不是對話的，也不是屬於以前那種電影蒙太奇的。換句話說，這戲太寫實的話，反而失掉它真正的寫實性。」——楊德昌

A Confucian Confusion serves as the opening chapter of the New Taipei Trilogy. Yang delves into the lives of urban dwellers. These characters find themselves entangled in a web of absurd relationships. How will they confront themselves with genuine sincerity? Edward Yang infuses his theatrical experience into the film. Departing from the seriousness of his previous films, he employs a comedic approach to offer a profound critique and reflection on contemporary society. 

"When making A Confucian Confusion, I had immense excitement and pleasure, like embarking on an adventure. The use of intertitle was an experiment, not solely for narrative purposes. The rhythm of the storytelling is not visual, nor is it based on dialogue or even reminiscent of the montage I used in previous films. In other words, if this film were too realistic, it would lose its true essence of realism." —Edward Yang