Taiwanese Movie tonight~
This is the last one in the movie festival. Welcome everyone to this event.
*The Golden Child* 金孫 (narrative feature, 2012) directed by CHOU She-Wei
周旭薇. Chou will be conducting a Q/A session in person afterwards.
April 20, 7:00 pm, B122 Wells
Film poster: http://www.cal.msu.edu/globalfilmseries/
*Synopsis*In a village of Taiwan, Lehue, 70 years old, arranges a marriage
between her only son Kam and a young Vietnamese woman Kimki. To Lehue, all
she wants from Kimki is to share the domestic chores and to bear a
grandchild. However, such a simple plan leads to unexpected dismay and
surprises.
*Program Note**The Golden Child* is a first feature film of the director
CHOU She-wei, who won First Prize in the Asian Short Film & Video
Competition at the 11th IWFFIS for *With or Without You* and directed *Turtle
and Tears* , one of the finalists at the 14th IWFFIS. Lehue is an old woman
living in the countryside. Her husband has been a vegetative state, and her
son limps. Her married daughter always feels slighted due to her, and her
son-inlaw is preoccupied by dreams of making easy money by doing one big
last job. Many stories follow, but one thing Lehue suggests as a solution
is for her son to get married and have a baby. She arranges a mail-order
marriage for her son, and Kimki from Vietnam carries the entire burden of
solving Lehue’s every problem. In addition, Kimki’s sister dates an African
prince. Every secret held by the respective family member gives rise to
comic moments in this insightful film.
In this malfunctioning but never-dying patriarchy with a ghostlike
permanence, a mother who seems to bear her ironic life in silence, as if
clueless, makes a most accidental and reckless choice. And the next
generation shows a glimpse of their uncertain but independent future. CHOU
She-wei delicately develops the theme that she has been engaged in through
a deeper and more polished approach.
* DIRECTOR*
*CHOU She-wei*
Studied history in Taiwan and graduated from the Film/TV department of New
York University. She is a film critic, teacher and independent film maker.
Her short film *With or Without You*(2009) was awarded Asia Short Film &
Video Competition's Jury Award at IWFFIS and was selected at the Rotterdam
International Film Festival. *The Golden Child*(2012) is her first feature
film.
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