焦點導演 - 萬瑪才旦

萬瑪才旦首部非藏族題材的作品，改編自王十月同名小說的青春片。從弟弟的視角訴說1983年夏天在青山鎮發生的故事，他的哥哥王中秋以為自己能夠成為鎮上第一個拿到大學校通知書的人，後來無法考上大學，也失去了向書店員何麗娟表白的機會。這一年全鎮都被生平第一次看到的喇叭褲、雙卡式錄音機、Disco舞蹈震住了，王中秋卻為了實現夢想流浪到黃河的源頭巴顏喀拉黃河，最後鳥倦知還，還是回家結婚生子，把喇叭褲做尿布，抱著兒子繼續打牌。年少終告別，青春知幾許，萬馬才旦不止告別了男主角的夢想，還有自己逝去的青春。
同場加映短片: 《靜靜的嘛呢石》

A rare Mandarin-language film by Pema Tseden, this is a deceptively conventional work about a young man’s coming of age. Narrated by a young boy, the film follows his elder brother as he attempts to be the first person from their small village to attend college. But the older brother meets obstacles, including an unforeseen liaison with an admiring classmate, and ultimately leaves town amidst questions of his character and integrity. Still, the younger brother believes in his elder brother, and steadfastly believes his brother has gone to scale the Bayan Har Mountains. Based on a novel by Wang Shiyue, Flares Wafting in 1983 is an elegiac tale about youth coming to terms with reality.
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