The Fourth Portrait
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After his father's death, 10-year-old Xiang is sent to live with his mother and a stepfather he barely knows. However, a lurking threat of unspoken violence surrounds him in his new home. Scorned and resented at home and lost in the world at large, Xiang turns to portraiture as a way of understandin...(Read more)
After his father's death, 10-year-old Xiang is sent to live with his mother and a stepfather he barely knows. However, a lurking threat of unspoken violence surrounds him in his new home. Scorned and resented at home and lost in the world at large, Xiang turns to portraiture as a way of understanding the life unfurling around him. One night, Xiang dreams of his elder brother who went missing, his subconscious gradually bringing to light a startling secret revealed in his drawings. A sterling follow-up to his debut, Parking, CHUNG Mong-Hong crafts a visually striking portrait of Taiwanese life, as well as a delicate hymn to the bonds of family and society.
DVD source：Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
| Chinese title： | 第四張畫 |
| Year： | 2010 |
| Director： | CHUNG Mong-Hong |
| Duration： | 105min |
| Length： | Feature |
| Category： | Fiction |
| Genre： | Drama |
| Theme： | Youth、Society、2020 Program: A Transition from Taiwan New Cinema: Beyond Realism |
| Color： | Color |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Dolby |
| Language： | Mandarin, Taiwanese |
| Subtitle： | Chinese, English |
| Producer： | TSENG Shao-Chien |
| Actors： | BI Xiao-Hai, HAO Lei |
| Screenplay： | CHUNG Mong-Hong, Steven TU |
Camera： |
CHUNG Mong-Hong |
| Editor： | LO Shih-Ching |
| Music： | HSU Chien-Hsiu |
| Excluded for public screenings： | Licensed to all regions except: Taiwan, China (not including Hong Kong, Macau) |
| Royalty period： | 2015-2021 |
| Licensing contact： | The film is for non-profit screening only. |
| Festival list： | 2010 Locarno Film Festival, Official Competition 2010 Busan International Film Festival 2010 Tokyo International Film Festival 2010 Golden Horse Awards, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year, FIPRESCI Prize 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, nominated for Best Children's Feature Film |
