女兒的女兒
Drama
Taiwan
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English and Czech
Directing: Huang Xi
Starring: Sylvia Chang, Karena Lam, Eugenie Liu
Distributor: Andrews Film
Sixty-year-old Jin (Sylvia Chang) learns of the tragic death of her daughter Zuer (Eugenie Liu). Zuer was undergoing fertility treatment in New York, and Jin must now decide the fate of her daughter’s embryo. She travels to the United States, where she reunites with and is confronted by her oldest daughter, Emma, whom she gave up for adoption at the age of seventeen. A feeling of guilt from the past is conflicted with expectations of new future.
This brilliant family drama explores the deep roots of intergenerational misunderstanding and deals with the complex personalities of its characters in a nuanced way. The questions that director Huang Xi asks are universal to generations of women, surpass borders of different continents, and goes across various social norms. Jin is played by the unrivalled Sylvia Chang, whose measured acting documents her irreplaceable role (not only) in Taiwan cinema. She also co-produced the film with legendary New Wave auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Daughter’s Daughter is reminiscent of his portraits of human lives, which are distinct for stylistic coherence and an intimate understanding of characters. Huang Xi also collaborated with Hou Hsiao-Hsien on Assassin and Goodbye, South, Goodbye. And you can rest assured that thanks to her Taiwan cinema is in good hands.
