A Brighter Summer Day

Name: A Brighter Summer Day
Director: Edward Yang
Released: 1991
Duration: 237 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Chang Chen, Lisa Yang, Kuo-Chu Chang, Elaine Jin, Chuan Wang

1991 · 237 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 13,783 VOTES · DIR. Edward Yang

Overview

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,510 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:14 A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY

00:11:17 Why are you here...

00:19:29 Attention.

00:27:18 What was that?

00:34:31 Are you the director or am I the director?

00:45:31 Get out!

00:53:08 This has to do with Ming?

01:01:22 But...

01:09:41 And you're punishing him without an investigation.

01:14:37 And be a good model for the children.

01:22:08 Or else we couldn't be here talking, right?

01:30:43 ...and we were seen by the guys from your village?

01:40:19 Thanks for the hospitality.

01:51:05 I want Airplane from Little Park.

02:05:12 I thought I could talk my way through...

02:18:17 Any problem with the drivers?

02:34:40 So, I'll leave you to yourself.

02:46:24 Not a chance!

03:01:56 Impossible. He couldn't have gotten away!

03:10:51 That worries me.

03:20:29 I feel embarrassed.

03:27:55 My sister told me, how about you?

03:35:59 From this day on

03:45:43 "Please help me explain it to mom and dad..."

Cast & Characters

Chang Chen Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen) Lisa Yang Ming (Liu Zhiming) Kuo-Chu Chang Father Elaine Jin Mother Chuan Wang Eldest Sister Han Chang Elder Brother Hsiu-Chiung Chiang Middle Sister Stephanie Lai Youngest Sister Chi-tsan Wang Cat (Wang Mao) Lawrence Ko Airplane (Ji Fei)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,510

Dialogue density10.6 lines / min

First line00:00:14

Final line03:45:43

Production Record

DirectorEdward Yang

LanguageChinese

IMDb votes13,783