Banana Paradise
The Garden Cinema, Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London, Holborn
About
Banana Paradise is a screening of Wang Toon's 1989 Taiwanese film, part of The Garden Cinema's Made in Taiwan season. It follows a naive young man who follows the Kuomintang forces from China to Taiwan in 1949, adopting false names as he adjusts to life amid turbulent socio-economic changes. The film, the second chapter in Wang's 'Modern Taiwan Trilogy', addresses the cruelties of martial law as a tragicomic melodrama, alongside rural-urban migration and the demands of modernisation. The screening on 8 November will be introduced by Tom Cunliffe (UCL) and shows a new restoration, with Doze Niu Chen-Zer, Chang Shih and Wen Ying in the cast.
Written by a model, sources: thegardencinema.co.uk
Trailer
Showtimes
Sun 8 Nov
The Garden CinemaParker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London
Fri 27 Nov
The Garden CinemaParker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London
Venue
The Garden Cinema is in London’s Holborn.
Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London
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- Wang Toon
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 145 min
