The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The Time to Live and the Time to Die also known as A Time to Live, A Time to Die Chinese pinyin Tngnin wngsh , lit. Incidents from a Childhood Past is a 1985 film directed by Hou HsiaoHsien. This film is inspired by screenwriterturneddirector Hous own comingofage story.

Spanning the years 19471965, the film follows the maturation of Ahha Ahhsiao as he and his family parents, grandmother, older sister, three brothers cope with the shock of leaving their homeland the grandmother keeps talking about returning to the mainland to visit the ancestors. Having been only a child during the move, Ahha quickly acclimatize himself to the new country, often putting him at odds with his more traditional family he joins a street gang and has to choose between that life and taking the college entrance exam.Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 100 approval for The Time to Live and the Time to Die, based on five reviews with an average rating of 8.210. Janet Maslin of the New York Times praised its cinematography and wrote that much of the film is about suffering and loss, detailing the painful circumstances in which family members, one by one, grow ill and die. The simplicity and tact with which these illnesses are chronicled help to give an otherwise largely uneventful film some emotional impactIts an unpretentious and largely unremarkable film that occasionally reaches unexpected depths of feeling. Variety called it a beautifully controlled and highly nostalgic picture of childhood. ........

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