Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Genres - Drama, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Rural Drama |
Release Date - Apr 18, 1986 (USA - Unknown), Apr 18, 1986 (USA) |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - Taiwan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Grandpa (Koo Chuen) and Grandma (Mei Fong) live in the fertile Taiwanese countryside. A boy (Wang Chi-Kwang) and his sister (Sun Cheeng-Lee) are packed off to their grandparents when their mother falls ill. Though relationships are strained at first, the boy and girl end up having a wonderful summer with grandpa, as the old man takes them on fishing trips and helps them in their search for a lost cow. Summer At Grandpa's didn't have a very long theatrical life in Taiwan, though it proved more successful on the international scene. The film's original title was Tung-Tung-Te-Chia-Ch'i, which in itself is reason enough to see it.
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child, generation-gap, grandparent, life, mother, Summer