Cinematic background from Taipei Story 1985 - A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

Taipei Story

1985

Drama

Directors:
Edward Yang
Writers:
Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Edward Yang, T'ien-wen Chu
Official poster of Taipei Story 1985 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man sitting at a table with a cell phone in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man sitting in a car with a cigarette in his mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing on a balcony looking out of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a woman in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of people sitting in a room with a microphone; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing in front of a wall with graffiti on it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman in a black jacket sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing in front of an elevator; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two women standing on the side of a building looking at each other; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A person lighting a cigarette in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman wearing a white suit looking into a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman sitting down with her hands clasped together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman wearing a white suit and black sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man sitting on a bench reading a newspaper; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two men standing next to each other on a street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – An older man sitting in front of a bunch of small cups; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing in the dark looking up at the sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two men are sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man wearing a suit and glasses sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two men sitting at a table with a glass of whiskey; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a woman sitting next to each other at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man talking on a phone in front of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A young woman smiles at the camera in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman in a red jacket looking up at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman in a white jacket sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of people riding motorcycles down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing in the dark wearing a tan jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing in a room with his hands in his pockets; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A person standing in a living room near a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of people sitting around a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A city street with cars driving down the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man sitting at a table wearing a hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man holding a little girl in his arms; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man in a brown jacket is sitting in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man wearing a suit and tie looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a woman are playing a game of ping - pong; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman standing in front of a construction crane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman sitting on a bed looking out a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A young woman adjusting her tie in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man in a suit sitting on a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman holding a cat in front of a man in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing in front of a picture of a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man sitting at a table reading a newspaper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A busy city street filled with cars and motorcycles; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman leaning against a wall in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man in glasses and a tie is looking at himself in the mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A person sitting in a chair in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man in a suit and tie sitting down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a woman sitting on a swing in the dark; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man in glasses is singing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man sitting in front of a tea pot; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man in a suit standing with his arms crossed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of young men standing around each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A person wearing sunglasses and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man holding a phone up to his ear; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of children watching a baseball game; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – An older man sitting at a dinner table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two young women sitting in front of a birthday cake with lit candles on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman sitting at a table with a bowl in front of her; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A young man standing in front of a fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a boy talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man standing in front of a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two people sitting in chairs in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A young woman with short curly hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man wearing a shirt and a tie looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man sitting on the ground reading a book; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – Two people sitting at a table in front of a cell phone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of people sitting at a table having a conversation; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman standing in front of a glass door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle