The Cabbie

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The Cabbie (Chinese: 運轉手之戀) is a 2000 Taiwanese film directed by Chang Huakun and Chen Yi-wen. It was Taiwan's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

Cast[edit]

  • Rie Miyazawa
  • Chung-Heng Chu
  • Tai Bo
  • Joyce H. Cheng
  • Tsai Tsan-te
  • Chao-Bin Su
  • Tsung Sheng Tang
  • Leon Dai
  • Hsin-Ling Chung
  • Wei-Ming Wang
  • Hsin Shao
  • Chun-hao Tuan
  • Chuan Wang
  • I-Chen Ko
  • Shao-Wen Yang
  • Chen-Nan Tsai
  • Yueh-Hsun Tsai
  • Phoenix Chang
  • Li-Chun Lee
  • You-Ning Lee
  • Feng-Ying Lin

Reception[edit]

Derek Elley of Variety praised the film's structure and cinematography, calling it an "entertaining movie that straddles the deep divide between commercial and high-art fare"[3] Time Out stated: "Wise, worldly and put together with unfailing dark wit, this is an absolute joy."[4]

The film is considered Rie's comeback after a stagnant period in her career.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "51 Countries In Race For Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  2. ^ "74th Academy Awards - Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. ^ Elley, Derek (6 May 2001). "The Cabbie". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ^ TR (10 September 2012). "The Cabbie". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ^ Sharp, Jasper (2011-10-13). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-8108-7541-8.

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