Taiwan Film Days

I just love fall. It's the perfect season to head indoors and catch some great foreign flicks. The San Francisco Film Society is hosting a few small festivals for October and November, and the third annual Taiwan Film Days is starting this Friday evening.

 The three-day celebration will showcase eight new films from Taiwan's best and brightest film makers. Dark comedy "Formosa Mambo" will have its international premiere on opening night while "The Coming of Tulku" is a meditative documentary on 90-year-old poet Zhou Meng-Die.

"Pinoy Sunday," courtesy of San Francisco Film Society.I recommend catching "Pinoy Sunday," a charming comedy about two Philippine immigrants living and working in a Taipei factory. During a rare day off they find an abandoned red sofa and decide to take it back to the foreign worker's dorm. A grand adventurous trip across town ensues, but the problem is, they must return home before curfew. It contains several laugh out loud moments but it's also quite endearing - definitely worth a look.

"You Are the Apple of My Eye," courtesy of San Francisco Film Society.I'm also very curious about "You Are the Apple of My Eye," a coming-of-age romance comedy by first-time director Giddens Ko. Based on his own novel, the film was an instant box office hit in Taiwan.

Get your tickets and info at www.sffs.org.

Taiwan Film Days, October 14-16, New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street (at Webster/Buchanan)

Comments

[Carolyn Jung]

Hopefully, these will come out on Netflix since that's the only way I manage to find time to see movies these days. Sigh.

[Tami]

I hope so too. These are some great films.