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Join Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival for the showing of award winning The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音. There’s a pre-movie seminar to help our viewers understand the many layers depicted in this film.
Saturday June 30, 2018
7:00pm – 7:40pm Pre-Movie Seminar – Devils in the Details: Who’s Who and What to Watch For?
7:45pm The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 (112min)
*Mature content film
Location: SIFF Cinema Uptown
Ticketing: https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376
Synopsis:
Mrs. Tang is the matriarch of an illustrious and influential family whose cold-blooded decisions have earned her brood a powerful place in society. Scheming with a set of politicians, Mrs. Tang plans to secure a prized real estate deal. But this plot turns complicated as her daughters unravel the truth, one ignorant of their mother’s machinations and another following in her footsteps.
In 2017, the film was nominated for numerous titles at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, taking home top honors for Best Feature Film and Best Leading Actress for Kara Hui.
愛，是世界上最重要的事？
棠府，住著三位不同世代但一樣懂人心的女性，沒有男人的棠家，一向由棠夫人主持大局，在權貴間穿針引線，個性如刺蝟般的大女兒棠寧為求母親肯定，勉力配合，乖巧的小女兒棠真多半靜靜觀察，唯母命是從。直到某天，棠家親密友人慘遭滅門事件爆發，三人各自被牽扯其中，一向以大局為重的棠夫人，為了守護一切，用盡心機，卻讓三人走向不同的命運…
2017釜山電影節亞洲之窗單元入圍影片，金馬影展開幕片，金馬獎七項大獎提名，奪得最佳劇情片、最佳女主角（惠英紅）、最佳女配角（文淇），以及金馬觀眾票選最佳影片獎。
Director: Ya-che Yang
Year: 2017 | 112 min
Language: Mandarin with subtitles
Mature content in this film
About STAFF:
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF) showcases films by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American talents. The films selected center around the universal themes of home(land) and family portrayed through hyperbolized drama and breathtaking cinematography.
It is presented by Taiwanese American Professionals – Seattle. And in partnership with the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Taiwanese American Film Festival
For more information about STAFF, visit SeaTAFF.org