Twenty Thirty Forty

aka: 20 30 40
Taiwan / Hong Kong 2004, 108 minutes
Dir. Sylvia Chang
In Mandarin with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Romance, Girl-centric

Topics: Mid-life.

Feat. Sylvia Chang, Rene Liu, Lee Sinji

Aroview: The destinies of three women in contemporary urban Taiwan - aged 20, 30 and 40 - evolve in parallel as each feels their way through the turbulence of love, life, commitment, sex, friendship and career.

Although nothing startlingly new, this drama presents the experience and intuitions of women with grounded and worldly insight - and is certainly worth viewing for its cultural setting and moments of gentle humour.

NZ International Film Festival 2004