Taiwan Synopsis
光陰的故事－台灣新電影
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy.
The 2013–2015 Taiwan Window
19 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema sits at position #5.
#1A Touch of Green
★ 8.3 · 2015
#2Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
★ 7.6 · 2013
#3Our Times
★ 7.3 · 2015
#4Marry Me, or Not?
★ 7.3 · 2015
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#5Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
★ 7.2 · 2014
#6Stray Dogs
★ 6.5 · 2014
#7Café. Waiting. Love
★ 6.4 · 2014
#8Journey to the West
★ 6.4 · 2014
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema premiered. 70 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #47 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Documentary productions specifically: #2 of 4 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, French, English, Japanese, Thai |
| Production Companies | Ablaze Image |
| Runtime | 1h 49m |
| Release Date | October 1, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt4510892 |