The Dull Ice Flower

The Dull Ice Flower
	魯冰花
Directed by	Yang Li Kuo
Written by	Wu Nien-jen
Starring	Huang Kun Hsuan; Lee Shu Chen; Chen Sung-young; Chen Wei sin; Yu Han; Lee Yi Hsiung
Music by	Tseng Shu-chin
Cinematography	Mark Lee Ping Bin
Edited by	Huang Cheng Hsiang
Release date	1989
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien

The Dull Ice Flower (Chinese: 魯冰花, literally translated as lupine flower) is a 1989 Taiwanese film based on the novel of the same title by Chung Chao-cheng.[1] Dealing with education and other social issues in rural Taiwan in the deprived 1950s and early 1960s, the story was adapted into a screenplay by Wu Nien-jen.

Synopsis

Ku A-ming (古阿明) is a fourth grader at Chungshan Elementary School in Shuiyu Township. Despite being not very good in most subjects at school, he is very talented in art and has a great imagination, though most teachers cannot understand what he's expressing in his artwork. During a morning assembly, a new art teacher named Mr. Kuo asks if anyone is interested in joining the after school art club. Ku A-ming was the first one to volunteer. During an art competition, the school teachers voted to decide a winner to represent the school in a nationwide competition; most voted the mayor's son for their own interests. Since A-ming lost, Mr. Kuo protested by quitting his job at the school. Before he leaves, he asked A-ming to give him one of his drawings. Sadly, after Mr. Kuo has left, A-ming dies of liver illness. Mr. Kuo sends A-ming's drawing to a worldwide children's art competition, with A-ming's winning as the champion. The teachers begin to regret for neglecting A-ming's great artistic talent. During A-ming's funeral, A-ming's father burned his son's drawings to commemorate A-ming's passing.

Cast

Awards

At the 26th annual Golden Horse Film Festival, The Dull Ice Flower was nominated for 6 awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, and Best Original Film Score. It won 2 awards, namely Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Film Song.[2]

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References

Berry, Michael (2008). A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film. Columbia University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780231141628.
"1989 Nominees and Winners". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

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[1] Berry, Michael (2008). A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film. Columbia University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780231141628.

[2] "1989 Nominees and Winners". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2015.