The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams

Chu Tien-Wen, frequent screenwriter for Hou Hsiao-Hsien, makes her directorial debut with this entry in The Inspired Island documentary series. With Hou as producer, cinematographer Yao Hung-I and editor Liao ChingSung, Chu takes a deep dive into the story of her parents, famed authors Chu Hsi-Ning and Liu Mu-Sha. Through family albums, old letters and interviews with fellow writers, Chu crafts a deeply personal portrait of her parents’ romance, literary careers, family roots and the unfinished opus her father left behind.

• Release date
• November 7, 2020
• Runtime
• 115 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Chu Tien-Wen

Cast

C

Chu Hsi-ning

L

Liu Mu-sha Chu Tien-Wen

C

Chu Tien-hsin

C

Chu Tien-yi