The Green, Green Grass of Home explained

Not to be confused with Green, Green Grass of Home

The Green, Green Grass of Home
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L:Green grass by the river
P:zài nà hépàn qīngcǎo qīng
Director:Hou Hsiao-hsien
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Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Taiwan
Language:Mandarin

The Green, Green Grass of Home (在那河畔青草青) is a 1983 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It is Hou's third film.

Plot

In a village in rural Taiwan, a new schoolteacher, coming from Taipei, falls in love with a local young woman.

Cast

Release

A Blu-Ray version was released in 2016. The film is also part of the Early Hou Hsiao-sien DVD set.[2]

Reception

A retrospective review, comparing the film to Hou's earlier productions, states that "The Green, Green Grass of Home ... builds on the nostalgic pastoral mode of Cute Girl, but represents an exponential improvement. Here, Hou refines his camera work with assured compositions and rich mise en scène, while further exploring the playful masculinity of Cute Girl. Bee returns as another urban interloper, but here as an environmentally minded teacher. There is a romantic subplot with another teacher, but the film is at its most rewarding when following the antics of the young boys who dub themselves ‘the three musketeers’.[3] Among other things the acting of the children in the film was praised.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linnarz . Rouven . 2022-07-08 . Film Review: The Green, Green Grass of Home (1982) by Hou Hsiao-hsien . 2023-06-19 . Asian Movie Pulse . en-US . 2023-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230619092852/https://asianmoviepulse.com/2022/07/film-review-the-green-green-grass-of-home-1982-by-hou-hsiao-hsien/ . live .
  2. Web site: Early Hou Hsiao-hsien: Three Films 1980-1983 Eureka . 2023-06-19 . en-GB . 2023-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230619092854/https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/early-hou-hsiao-hsien-three-films-1980-1983/ . live .
  3. Web site: CineVue . 2018-04-16 . DVD Review: Early Hou Hsiao-Hsien: Three Films 1980-1983 . 2023-06-19 . CineVue . en-GB . 2023-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230619092853/https://cine-vue.com/2018/04/dvd-review-early-hou-hsiao-hsien-three-films-1980-1983.html . live .
  4. Book: Coleman . Lindsay . Transnational Cinematography Studies . Miyao . Daisuke . Schaefer . Roberto . 2016-12-27 . Lexington Books . 978-1-4985-2428-5 . en.
  5. Book: Yeh . Emilie Yueh-yu . Taiwan Film Directors: A Treasure Island . Davis . Darrell William . 2005-07-06 . Columbia University Press . 978-0-231-50299-3 . en.