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No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti
Friday, February 12, 2010 : 7:00pm to 10:00pm
University Park Campus
George Lucas Instructional Building
Room 108
Free
A film by Taiwanese director Leon Dai, about a poor harbor worker struggling to raise his young daughter alone.
No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti reaches into the grayer shades of contemporary Taiwanese society with its rich story.
Dai’s sharp, emotional second feature is a deeply moving tale of family bonds that resolutely refuse to break. Li Wu-hsiung is a poor single father working high-risk jobs aboard boats in the harbor zone, where he lives in an illegal shack with his young daughter, abandoned at birth by her mother. Father and daughter live happily together until she reaches school age, but when the authorities intervene, it leads to a showdown that becomes a worldwide media event.
Thoughtful and gently paced, this astute drama delivers a tense, riveting narrative that belies its quiet tone. It has won multiple prizes at international festivals, including top honors at the 2009 Taipei Film Festival and Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards.
Actor-turned-director Leon Dai wrote the screenplay together with lead actor Wen-Pin Chen, drawing on a real incident that occurred in Taiwan in 2003. Dai was inspired by his surprise at how quickly the story was forgotten after being broadcast live throughout Taiwan.
Leon Dai (Dai Li-Ren) is a well-known actor and director in Taiwan. After graduating from the directing course at the National University of the Arts in Taipei, he made the short film Summers (2001), which was selected for competition in Clermont-Ferrand. In 2002, he was invited by Teddy Chen to direct the feature film Twenty Something Taipei, which went on to become the second-highest grossing film of the year in Taiwan. As an actor, Dai has starred in more than 30 films since 1993 and has been awarded several prizes for his work.
35mm print provided courtesy of Atom Cinema. Not rated. Running time: 92 minutes.
In Hakka, Min Nan and Mandarin, with English subtitles.
To view the trailer, click here.
About Outside the Box (Office)
Outside the Box (Office) is a weekly showcase for upcoming releases, highlighting world cinema, documentary and independent film titles. Recognizing a need for greater diversity on campus, the series will draw from around the globe to present movies that may challenge, inspire or simply entertain. The weekly screenings will be on Wednesday nights (and other select dates, as they arise) in the School of Cinematic Arts Complex, George Lucas Building.
To view the calendar of screenings, click here.
About Check-In and Reservations
The theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account after you successfully RSVP through the Web site. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.