The Moon Also Rises

Overview

In a coastal village near Taidong during the 1960’s, a single, middle-aged mother, Bao-chai, lives a quiet life with her daughter, Xi-lian, a 20-year old schoolteacher. After conservative Bao-chai finds out that Xi Lian has fallen for her cousin, she forbids them to see each other. As time passes, Xi-lian finds love again, this time with Chu-cheng, a new teacher at her school from mainland China. When Chu-Cheng is relocated, he writes love letters to Xi-lian. Unknown to Xi-lian, the letters are intercepted and read by Bao-chai, who, in reading them, has feelings awakened in her that has been buried for most of her life. Then, one day, Chu-cheng comes to visit, and something happens that will change these three quiet lives forever…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 18, 2005

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Taiwan

Cast

Derek Chen,Lin Chia-yu,Yang Kuei-mei,Gail Lin,Yi-nan Shih

Director

Lin Cheng-sheng

Cinematography

Yang Wei-han,Woon-Chong Shong

Music

Chen Ming-Chang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0442574