Eight Taels of Gold

1989 [CANTONESE]

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

4
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 342 342

woman director

Plot summary

An ex-pat travels from New York to his home village in rural China after a long absence. On his way, he meets a familiar girl.

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Cantonese 2.0
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1 hr 45 min
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1.76 GB
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Cantonese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 45 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by hwg1957-102-265704 7 / 10

"A man is not a man without 8 taels of gold"

A New York cab driver returns to his home village in China and meets again his family and old friends and falls in love. The story is as simple as that but it is full of charm, humour and heartfelt emotion. It looks beautiful at times and is enhanced by an excellent music score with songs that add to the romance and drama. Anchoring the movie are the beautiful performances of Sammo Hung as Monkey (or Slim) and Sylvia Chang as Jenny. Their growing love for each other is wonderfully portrayed by the actors, using small details rather than large theatrics. Director Mabel Cheung is on fine form with intimate moments and the crowd scenes. If the last few minutes of the movie don't break your heart... well you haven't got a heart. (IMHO)
Reviewed by g-89622 8 / 10

Homesickness

A film about "homesickness", but also a film about history. The slogans on the wall, the music in the ballroom, and the means of transportation in the country are all reflections of the times. Zhang Yuting handed over all the right to speak to the image, and connected the past, present and future through a long road of returning home. There is no heavy and profound, replaced by easy memories and just the right emotional changes. It is not so much that Zhang Yuting is reconstructing history, but rather that she is restoring those people and things that once lived in those times. Homesickness, like history, can always be interpreted indefinitely. It can be calm and rational, or it can be restrained with deep affection.
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