The Story of a Small Town (Chinese: 小城故事; pinyin: Xiǎochéng gùshì) is a 1979 Taiwanese film, produced by Hsiao Chung Productions (小眾電影公司). The film revolves around a family living in a small town. Kenny Bee plays the male family member who is released from prison and falls in love with a mute woman (Joan Lin). The film was remade as a TV series, featuring Yang Kuei-mei (楊貴媚) and Yin Xiaotian (印小天).[citation needed]
| The Story of a Small Town | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Li Hsing |
| Written by | Liu Teng-shan Chang Yung-hsiang |
| Produced by | Chen Ru-lin |
| Starring | Kenny Bee Joan Lin Ko Hsiang-ting Lee Lieh Chen Jun-jieh |
| Cinematography | Chen Kun-hou |
| Music by | Weng Ching-hsi |
| Distributed by | Hsiao Chung Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Cast and crew
edit- Cast
- Kenny Bee
- Joan Lin
- Ko Hsiang-ting
- Lee Lieh (李烈)
- Chen Jun-jieh (陳俊傑), credited as Ou Di (歐弟)
- Crew
- Li Hsing, director and supervisor
- Liu Teng-shan (劉登善), story
- Chang Yung-hsiang, screenplay
- Chen Kun-hou (陳坤厚), cinematography
- Tsai Cheng-pin (蔡正彬), art director
- Chih Hsueh-fu (支學福), director of lighting
- Weng Ching-hsi (翁清溪), composer, credited as Tony Wong in this film and Tang Ni (湯尼) in other materials
Accolades
editIn the 16th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (1979), this film won the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Joan Lin), and Best Child Star (Chen Jun-jie).
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | The Story of a Small Town | Won | [1] |
| Best Director | Li Hsing | Nominated | |||
| Best Leading Actress | Joan Lin | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Chiang Ming | Nominated | |||
| Best Child Star | Chen Jun-jie | Won | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Chang Yung-hsiang | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Chen Kun-hou | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Tsai Cheng-pin | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Score | Weng Ching-hsi | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Wang Jung-fang | Nominated |
Original soundtrack
edit| Love Songs of Island, Vol. 6: Small Town Story | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | March 23, 1979 |
| Recorded | 1978–79 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 36:44 |
| Language | Mandarin |
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| Singles from Small Town Story | |
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The Story of a Small Town (Chinese: 小城故事; pinyin: Xiǎochéng gùshì) soundtrack album was released by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng on March 23, 1979. Tracks 1, 6, 7, and 8 are theme songs from the film. With the exception of track 7, the names of these tracks are different for each release. The album was released by Kolin Records (歌林股份有限公司) in Taiwan and by Polydor Records in Hong Kong and overseas.
Polydor re-recorded the theme songs for its own edition and released this album as Love Songs of Island, Vol. 6: Small Town Story (島國之情歌第六集:小城故事; Dǎoguó zhī qínggē dì liù jí). Weng Ching-hsi (翁清溪) is credited as Tang Ni (湯尼) on this album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "Moment of Silence" (默默的一刻) | Chuang Nu | Weng Ching-hsi | Sub-theme | 2:13 |
| 2. | "On My Mind" (心事) | Suen Yi | Weng Ching-hsi | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "Poetry" (詩意) | Liu Chia-chang | Liu Chia-chang | 3:00 | |
| 4. | "A Piece of a Fallen Leaf" (一片落葉) | Chuang Nu | Takashi Miki | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "The September Story" (九月的故事) | Suen Hei | Inaba Akira | 3:42 | |
| 6. | "Precious Small Town" (小城多可爱) | Chuang Nu | Weng Ching-hsi | Sub-theme | 2:11 |
| Total length: | 18:01 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length |
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| 7. | "Small Town Story" (小城故事) | Chuang Nu | Weng Ching-hsi | Main theme | 2:19 |
| 8. | "Quiet Lane" (静静的小路) | Chuang Nu | Weng Ching-hsi | Sub-theme | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Me and You" (我和你) | Lin Huang-kuen | Minoru Endo | Cover of "Kitaguni no Haru" (1977) by Masao Sen | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Free and at Leisure" (逍遙自在) | Lin Huang-kuen | Minoru Endo | Cover of "Gardenia Flowers" (1973) by Tetsuya Watari | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Place of First Loves" (初戀的地方) | Suen Hei | Liu Chia-chang | Originally sung by Chiang Lei | 2:27 |
| 12. | "Thinking of You" (想起你) | Lin Huang-kuen | Kimiaki Inomata | 3:28 | |
| Total length: | 18:43 | ||||
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[2] | Platinum | 50,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ 李行再任《小城故事》总监制 [Lee Hsing in The Story of a Small Town]. Fjta.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1980". IFPI Hong Kong.
