Hard Good Life 2
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An elderly man shuffles through a spacious hospital, his left hand holding a drip that disappears into his right arm. Later he lies sleeping, restlessly, wrapped in pink sheets. These shots are accompanied by the filmmaker’s poignant voiceover: “Your health deteriorated. Your hospital stays increase...(Read more)
An elderly man shuffles through a spacious hospital, his left hand holding a drip that disappears into his right arm. Later he lies sleeping, restlessly, wrapped in pink sheets. These shots are accompanied by the filmmaker’s poignant voiceover: “Your health deteriorated. Your hospital stays increased. Whenever I came to see you, I felt especially lonely and incredibly sad."
In this highly personal film, the director records her father’s struggle with cancer. She accompanies him to examinations and treatments and keeps him company during the unbearably long waiting hours. As a sequel to Hard Good Life (2003), another portrait of her father, this film employs carefully composed shots with respectful distance, depicting the unbreakable bond in a complex father-daughter relationship.
DVD source：Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
| Chinese title： | 黑晝記 |
| Year： | 2008 |
| Director： | HSU Hui-Ju |
| Duration： | 75min |
| Length： | Feature |
| Category： | Documentary |
| Theme： | Society |
| Color： | Color |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Stereo |
| Language： | Mandarin |
| Subtitle： | English |
| Producer： | CHI Chun-Ming |
Camera： |
HSU Hui-Ju, CHI Chun-Ming |
| Editor： | HSU Hui-Ju |
| Music： | Cincin LEE |
| Excluded for public screenings： | Licensed to all regions except: Taiwan, China (not including Hong Kong, Macau) |
| Royalty period： | 2015-2017 |
| Licensing contact： | This license for non-profit screenings has expired in 2017. Email: aaaaaju@gmail.com |
| Festival list： | 2008 Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Special Jury Prize 2009 Visions du Réel International Film Festival 2009 Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 2009 Women Make Waves Film Festival, Audience Choice Award for Best Taiwan Film |
