Writers' Portraits
19 films
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Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power
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"I never wanted to be a famous writer, I just wanted to be a good writer." Atwood wrote about her time, but also transcended her time.
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late
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Among contemporary writers, only Peter's works make me feel closest to him, understand him the most, and read him the most. ——Vin Wenders
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
Giloo 獨家上架
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The most sincere work by master Wernerhoso! Put on Bruce Chatwin's backpack and travel through the adventures of the past to where Chatwin's heart lies.
Before the Dawn
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Armed with a 16mm camera, they roamed in the fog of the city, spanning eighty years, looking for phantom-like people.
To Stay Alive - A Method
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Is the unbearable pain in life meaningful? Houellebecq and Iggy Papp work together through literature to reveal themselves and guide similarly confused minds.
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
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Art critic John Berger has lived in seclusion in a French mountain village for many years. How does he view time and life as the seasons change?
Towards the Completion of a Poem (Only available in Taiwan.)
山風海雨的浪漫與孤寂
Writing should never be a way to vent, and I don’t think I should use writing to express my anger and sadness.
My City (Only available in Taiwan.)
With diverse literary styles and keen observation of the city, Hong Kong writer Xi Xi uses words to reflect the things in Hong Kong, keeping what will inevitably disappear in people's hearts forever.
A Life That Sings (Only available in Taiwan.)
Ya Xian wrote popular poems in his early years and later devoted himself to editing. Why has he been willing to devote himself to the literary world and literature for many years?
The Coming of Tulku (Only available in Taiwan.)
Zhou Mengdie, a poet who lived in seclusion in the city, lived and wrote like Zhuang Zhou Mengdie, awakening to enlightenment in the world of mortals and passion...
1918 (Only available in Taiwan.)
How does Liu Yichang, a Hong Kong writer who is both a commoner and a celebrity, write down the charm of living in the city with words that blend fiction and reality?
River Without Banks (Only available in Taiwan.)
Luo Fu, who is good at refining images and is known as the "Poetry Demon", how does his soaring and submerging turn into creative breakthroughs?
The Man behind the Book (Only available in Taiwan.)
The novelist Wang Wen-hsing, who is constantly fighting with himself in the small room, exchanges slowness for profound words, and shows a firm figure who adheres to the faith of words.
Multiflorate Splendour (Only available in Taiwan.)
The affectionate and delicate Pai Hsien-yung once wrote the famous works "Evil Son" and "Taipei People". How did he persevere on the road of literature?
My Native Land Once Again
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Hometown or nostalgia is more complicated than imagined. Sometimes it is at the spiritual level, non-existent and floating. —— Wu Misen
Still Tomorrow
Giloo 獨家上架
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Yu Xiuhua, a poet with cerebral palsy, became famous in China overnight. Traditional values seemed to her ridiculously hypocritical and unworthy of mention. But being a woman and having a disability makes her walk alone...