Island Etude

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Title: Island Etude
Alternate Titles: Lian Xi Qu
Genre: Drama
Audio: Mandarin
Subtitle: English
Country: Hong Kong
Release Date: November 22, 2006
Runtime: 108 mintues
Director: Huai-en Chen

Cast

Ming-hsiang Tung (Ming)
An-ning Teng (The Director)
Saya (The Maiden Sayon - in dream sequence)
Teng-te Huang
Darren (A-Chun)
Hsiu-hui Chen (A-Chun's Mother)
Ruta Palionyte (Ruta - The Lithuanian)
Chao-hsin Lin
Hsiao-shun Hsu (Husband)
Jui-li Hung (Wife)
Lai-Yin Yang (Teacher Liu)
Nien-Jen Wu (Tour Bus Driver)

Synopsis

Noted Taiwanese cinematographer, photographer, and CM director En Chen makes his feature film debut with Island Etude. Armed with over twenty years of varied experience in the film industry, Chen is perhaps best known for his brilliant cinematography work for Hou Hsiao Hsien's A City of Sadness, and his eye for visuals is apparent in the beautifully shot Island Etude. Following a hearing-impaired young man's bike trip around Taiwan, the film vibrantly captures the natural beauty of the island's landscape and the many faces of Taiwan. On the long road between the cities lies a hardy Taiwan, rich in culture and character, that only locals see. Heartwarming, inspiring, and thoroughly engaging, Island Etude is an ode to Taiwan and to the relentless human spirit. Newcomer Tung Ming Hsiang, who is hearing impaired in real life, lights up the screen with his charismatic performance. The film also features singer Saya Chang, Darren Chiang, Wu Nian Zhen, Defu Hu, and Liu Hong.

On the eve of graduation, a hearing-impaired college student (Tung Ming Hsiang) decides to take a bicycle trip around Taiwan. Starting from the southern city of Kaohsiung with a pack and guitar on his back, he follows the coastline, encountering both friendship and hardship on his seven-day trip. From a film crew to a lost foreign biker to a woman off to see her grandmother, he meets many interesting people on the road, opening his eyes to himself and the island he calls home.

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