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Young lovers Wan and Huen, fresh out of junior high school in the remote, mountainous mining town where they were raised, look forward to a bright future together in their new home of Taipei—only to face first the grim reality of urban life there, then a three-year separation, after Wan is drafted into the Republic of China Army, which ultimately proves fatal to their affections. Based on the personal experiences of frequent Hou co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen, the poignant, plangent Dust in the Wind has emerged as a popular favorite among Hou’s films, his first collaboration with composer Chen Ming-chang and actor Li Tian-lu, which also features some of Mark Lee Ping-bing’s most hypnotically beautiful tracking shots.

Introduction by programmer Edo Choi on Sunday, December 21st