Film Screening of Restored Taiwanese-Language Film The Rice Dumpling Vendors

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The Rice Dumpling Vendors/燒肉粽/Xin Qi/1969/84 mins

In a film originally called “The Underwear Scandal,” a jealous husband throws his wife out after finding a man’s boxer shorts in her bed. Of course, she is blameless, but will he ever find out? And how will he fend for his children now that his mistress has swindled him out of his money? A cautionary tale of moral crisis amongst the nouveau riche.

This screening is part of 'Taiyupian: Taiwan's Lost Commercial Cinema'

Did you know regular filmmaking on Taiwan only started in the 1950s? With a Taiwanese-language film industry? 1,000-plus Taiwanese-language features were made up to the 1970s. But the budgets were miniscule, the companies short-lived, and there was no archive. They were quickly forgotten, and only 200-plus survive. Now, Taiwan’s lost commercial cinema is being recovered and restored by the Taiwan Film Institute. Our 2020 edition follows the successful 2017 edition to bring 7 scholars together for a symposium at King’s College London on 8 February 2020, launching a screening tour of 7 newly restored and subtitled dramatic films and 4 contemporary short films.

This event and tour are a collaboration between the Cultural Divsision of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK, Taiwan Film Institute, and Kings College London. For more information, visit Taiyupian.uk