A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian)
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Synopsis
Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.
Cast
- Chang Chen
- Lisa Yang
- Kuo-Chu Chang
- Elaine Jin
- Chuan Wang
- Han Chang
- Hsiu-Chiung Chiang
- Stephanie Lai
- Chi-tsan Wang
- Lawrence Ko
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- Sep 6, 2018
This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. Read at your discretion. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. It's about the reality of growing up and the…
Darren Carver-BalsigerApr 11, 2021Too short.
ZeganJul 25, 2014It's truly a shame that A Brighter Summer isn't better known because it's truly one of the greatest landmarks in modern cinema. It's about a lot of things at once, but Yang beautifully balances everything out. It's as intimate as a love story, but at the same time also as…
Valerie Orbach - Nov 25, 2023
Some of you have never watched a 4-hour Taiwanese high school gang war romance coming of age true crime historical epic slice of life film and it shows.
CinemaVoid 🏴☠️Sep 17, 2018“No, we have all the time in the world.”
Logan KennyMay 22, 201949/100 Second viewing, last seen 30 January 2000. (According to my log, I also saw High School that day. It's one of the shortest Wiseman films, but still, that's a whole lotta adolescent rebellion.) Wish I had a stronger case to make for my contrarian opinion, but the…
Mike D'Angelo - Sep 28, 2018
worth the runtime. i feel obliterated
amayaMar 24, 2016Honey, you lied when you said you loved me And I had no cause to doubt you. But I'd rather go on hearing your lies Than go on living without you. Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there With emptiness all around And if you won't come back to me Then make them…
matt lynchSep 7, 2016The western title for Yang’s most universally and all-embracing giant mammoth of a film is inspired by western culture: A Brighter Summer Day is taken from the lyrics of Elvis Presley's Are You Lonesome Tonight?. The original title is literally translated as Youngster…
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- Wagner Freitas lovedA Brighter Summer Day
04 hours of real life happening before your eyes.
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Metacritic
Jun 6, 2023
There is nothing like nostalgia here, but in the quiet consideration of how these days actually passed—what was dear about them, what was dangerous, and what has been irrevocably lost since then—A Brighter Summer Day gives early teen life, in all its complexity, a burnished reverence.
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
Mar 10, 2016
What makes this such a striking film is how the larger scope works perfectly in tandem with the very specific time and setting.
Jordan Hoffman
The Guardian
Nov 25, 2011
It is a crowded, complex crime story that is also a tale of sexual awakening and an understated exercise in kitchen-sink realism. In short - or rather at mesmerizing, necessary length - this film has everything, and is well worth a day of your life.
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian)?
The movie is 3hr 57min long.
What's A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian) about?
Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.
Who's the cast of A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian)?
- Chang Chen as Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen)
- Lisa Yang as Ming (Liu Zhiming)
- Kuo-Chu Chang as Father
- Elaine Jin as Mother
- Chuan Wang as Eldest Sister
- Han Chang as Elder Brother
- Hsiu-Chiung Chiang as Middle Sister
- Stephanie Lai as Youngest Sister
- Chi-tsan Wang as Cat (Wang Mao)
- Lawrence Ko as Airplane (Ji Fei)
Who's the director behind A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian)?
Edward Yang directed A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian).
Who produced A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian)?
Wei-Yen Yu produced A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian).
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