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A Brighter Summer Day : Opening Sequence

During a time of political unrest in Taiwan, Chang Chen/Hsiao Si'r (Chang Chen) is forced to attend night school after failing a test. Si'r and his father (Chang Kuo-chu) listen to a radio broadcast acknowledging distinguished students.

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Credits, Opening, ambient sound , cutaway, diegetic sound, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, intertitles, long shot, medium shot, sound mixing, static camera, superimposed titles

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"Opening Sequence" in A Brighter Summer Day. Directed by Edward Yang, Yang & His Gang Filmmakers, 1991, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=3901

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Sid Bell

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