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    The Immortal's Play

    PENG Jia-Ru LAI Li-Chun 2016 Taiwan Documentary color 123min Chinese HDCAM
    Coming from Vietnam, Annie has aspired to be a star of Vietnamese opera since her tender age, but turned out to be a star in the National Circus of Vietnam after grown up. Feeling strong affinity, she’s married to the leader of the Chiayi-based Shin-Li-Mei Taiwanese Opera Troupe, and may continue to pursue her childhood dream of being an opera star. She spent considerable time learning the new language and finally made herself the female lead in the troupe.

    However, Taiwanese opera is no longer as popular as it was previously. The declining number of audience portends an uncertain future of the troupe. In order to raise her daughter who suffers developmental delay, Annie has no choice but to shoulder the heavy burden of her real life, drifting from one temple to another where she is allowed to deliver her performance.

    This documentary illustrates not only the difficulties that foreign spouses encounter but also the predicaments that Taiwanese operas face, thereby depicting the hardships of a nobody’s life on stage. Anne and the troupe has been willing to perform even without any applause , because each of its performances is dedicated to the Immortal, the troupe’s eternal audience.

    Director

    PENG Jia-Ru

    PENG Jia-Ru was born in 1963. He majored in architecture and film at university. He made several documentaries about social movements. He has been working with Edward YANG. His works relate to folk culture.

    LAI Li-Chun

    LAI Li-Chun was born in Chiayi in 1974. She graduated from the mass communication department of the Chinese Culture University. In 2013, she returned to shoot a documentary about foreign spouses where she met Anne.

    Director's Statement ▾

    PENG Jia-Ru
    • 2016《神戲》The Immortal’s Play
    • 2014《踏上帕拉林匹克之路》The road to Paralympic
    • 2012《另一個家人》Another Family
    • 1995《台灣軍人》Taiwanese Soldiers
    LAI Li-Chun
    • 2016《神戲》The Immortal’s Play
    • 2014《來自印尼的布袋戲操偶師》Indonesia Puppetry Player
    • 2004《山腳下的四庄番》Kahabu of Ping-Pu tribe

    Director：Li-Chun Lai 、Jia-Ru Peng
    Producer：Li-Chun Lai
    Cinematographer：Jia-Ru Peng
    Editor：Jia-Ru Peng、Li-Chun Lai
    Sound：Jia-Ru Peng、Li-Chun Lai
    Music：Jia-Ru Peng
    Production／Sales Company：EYE SEA Production House

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