March of Happiness
March of Happiness | |
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Directed by | Lin Cheng-sheng |
Produced by | Kang-shing Chen |
Written by |
So-ching Ko Chin-sheng Yeh |
Starring | Giong Lim |
Cinematography | Cheng-hui Tsai |
Edited by | Hsiao-jing Chen |
Release dates | 1999 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin |
March of Happiness (Chinese: 天馬茶房; pinyin: Tian ma cha fang) is a 1999 Taiwanese film directed by Lin Cheng-sheng. It tells the story of a teenage romance set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation and the 228 Massacre. The film was Taiwan's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[1]
The film was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Giong Lim - A Jin
- Shu-shen Hsiao - A Yu
- Grace Chen - Cigarette woman
- Kun-chang Chen - Sea Dragon
- Ming-chang Chen - Hsian Ge
- Leon Dai - Zhan Tian-ma
- Doze Niu
References
- ↑
- "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: March of Happiness". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
External links
- March of Happiness at the Internet Movie Database
- [March of Happiness "March of Happiness,"] Review by Shelly Kraicer
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