侯孝賢電影生涯中獨特的作品,首次起用偶像歌手楊林和陽帆主演,高捷也被相中首度在大銀幕演出。內容首度以當時在台灣相當流行的日本漫畫《尼羅河女兒》,對照女主角林曉陽的少女心。劇情透過林家兄妹倆展現80年代台北的日與夜,曉陽白天在KFC打工,晚上讀夜校,哥哥曉方當小偷。曉陽在五光十色的舞廳中邂逅英俊的阿三,然而真實世界不像漫畫那樣浪漫,她從此墮入一去不復返的青春歲月。此片上映正值台灣政府宣布解嚴的1987年,亦是侯導從《戀戀風塵》展開「台灣三部曲」的分水嶺,塵封30年後歷經4K數碼修復再登大銀幕。

After Dust in the Wind, Hou Hsiao-hsien continued to explore the experiences of growing up in a rapidly modernizing Taiwan with this sublime portrait of a dysfunctional Taipei family. Hsiao-yang is the responsible middle daughter, taking care of her younger sister while working at a fast food restaurant and attending night school. Meanwhile, her older brother is a professional burglar trying to go legit with a new restaurant. The Taiwanese auteur’s overlooked 1987 gem depicts Taipei as a bourgeoning world-class metropolis whose restless youths live every moment to the fullest with little concern for the future. The city’s glowing neon signs and back alleys have never looked more beautiful in this gorgeous digitally restored version.