The Dull Ice Flower
| The Dull Ice Flower | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yang Li Kuo |
| Written by | Wu Nien-jen |
| Starring |
Huang Kun Hsuan Lee Shu Chen Chen Sung Yung Chen Wei sin Yu Han Lee Yi Hsiung |
| Cinematography | Mark Lee Ping Bin |
| Edited by | Huang Cheng Hsiang |
Release dates | 1989 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Chinese, Taiwanese |
The Dull Ice Flower (Chinese: 魯冰花) is a 1989 Taiwanese film based on the novel of the same title by Chung Chao-cheng. Dealing with education and other social issues in rural Taiwan in the deprived 1950s and early 1960s, the story was adapted into screenplay by Wu Nien-jen.
Synopsis
Ku A-ming is a 4th grader boy in Chungshan Elementary School in Shuiyu Township. Despite being not very good in most subjects at school he is very talented in art, and has a great imagination, though most teachers don't know what he's expressing in his artwork. During morning assembly, a new art teacher named Mr. Kuo asks if anyone is interested at joining the ECA art club. Ku A-ming is the first one to volunteer. During an art competition, the school teachers vote to decide who's going to represent the school to compete with other schools in the county.They chose the mayor's son for their own benefit. Since A-Ming lost, Mr.Kuo protests by quitting his job at the school. Before he leaves, he asks A-ming to give him one of his drawings. Sadly, after Mr. Kuo has left, A-ming dies of liver illness. Mr. Kuo sends A-ming's drawing to a world children art competition and A-ming's drawing is the champion. The teachers start to regret neglecting A-ming's ability in art.