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A Brighter Summer Day (Criterion Collection)

A Brighter Summer Day (Criterion Collection)

Criterion Collection (1991)
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
715515170413
Crime | Drama | Foreign | Romance
Taiwan | Mandarin | Color | 03:57

Set in Taiwan during the year 1960, a talented but self-centered student refuses to compromise his moral standards with anyone - teachers, friends, parents or girlfriend.


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Chen Chang Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen)
Lisa Yang Ming (Liu Zhiming)
Kuo-Chu Chang Father
Elaine Jin Mother
Chuan Wang Eldest Sister
Han Chang Elder Brother
Hsiu-Chiung Chiang Middle Sister
Stephanie Lai Youngest Sister
Chi-tsan Wang Cat (Wang Mao)
Lawrence Ko Airplane (Ji Fei)
Chih-Kang Tan Ma
Ming-Hsin Chang Underpants (Mingxin)
Chun-Lung Jung Bomber (Chang Po-wen)
Hui-Kuo Chou Tiger (Xiao Hu)
Ching-Chi Liu Hefty (Da Ge)
Ching-Hsiang Ho Animal (Mao Shou)
Chang-Ta Tsai Tiger's Buddy
Tsung-Ming Lee Tiger's Buddy
Hsiao-Tsui Tang Jade (Xiao Cui)
Ming-Ying Chiang Jade's Girlfriend
Hung-Ming Lin Honey
Bosen Wang Deuce
Hung-Yu Chen Sly (Huatou)
Tien-Hsiang Yang Worm (Qiuying)
Hsiao-Wei Liao Gang Member

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Edition details

Edition Criterion Collection
Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks DTS-HD HR 5.1 [Mandarin]
SUB [English]
Distributor Criterion Collection
Edition Release Date Mar 22, 2016
Regions Region 1

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Index 1904
Added Date Feb 26, 2017 11:36:57
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:27

Notes

2017 Birthday gift from Beth

Disc Features
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New audio commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns
New interview with actor Chen Chang
Our Time, Our Story, a 113-minute documentary from 2002 about the New Taiwan Cinema movement, featuring interviews with Yang and filmmakers Hou Hsiao-hsien, Sylvia Chang, and Tsai Ming-liang, among others
Videotaped performance of director Edward Yang’s 1992 play Likely Consequence
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by critic Godfrey Cheshire and a 1991 director’s statement by Yang

Cover photograph by Edward Yang

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