The Fan family was already not very versed at expressing love. After loss of their son Wei, they became more emotionally trapped. Soon, Lei-Ya, the mother, started to lavishly devote her time on feeding street cats. Qing, the daughter, moved out and rarely went home anymore. Yan-Ming the father pretended that nothing really happened, and treated everyone around him as nicely. Eight years on, the three members of this family, each bearing disappointment and anxiety, gathered up in their old place. The otherwise happy reunion escalated, and they must finally face the old sorrow and pain.
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01:22:00
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Director’s words:
The Cat in the Closet is adapted from a short novel of the same title by Taiwanese novelist An Shi-liu. While reading the novel, I was deeply touched by the protagonists’ sorrow, as well as their wishes to be understood. The affection between the story characters and the cats also reminded me of how sad I was when my pet cat died, because I was reluctant to let go. The wounds of my heart were healed, however, by the loving human-cat relationship in the story… This is why my team and I decided to visualize the novel. We hope the audience can be as profoundly touched as we did!
Director TSENG Ying-Ting is from Taichung, Taiwan. He obtained his MFA from the Motion Picture Department of National Taiwan University of Arts. His first TV film Ye-Zai has won the Excellent Screenplay Award and the Best Narrative Film at the Golden Harvest Awards. It was also nominated for Best Narrative Feature at Taipei Film Festival in 2013 and selected for the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. His other short films have also travelled the international festival circuit.
Writing credits:
LIN, YING-LING & TSENG Ying-Ting
Cast:
Yun Zhong-Yue for Yan-ming.
Kelly Ko for Lei-ya.
Eleven Yao for Qing.
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Producer Jewel Chen-Lin LAI was born and raised in Taipei, and later she attended Goldsmith College, University of London, where she earned a Master in Film and Screen Study program.
She used to be a journalist for few prominent trade magazines and focused on Technology Industry. Jewel has held the acclaimed CNEX documentary film festival successfully twice. She founded Dot Connect Studio Ltd. in 2012 and is a film producer and festival programmer now.
The Fan family was already not very versed at expressing love. After loss of their son Wei, they became more emotionally trapped. Soon, Lei-Ya, the mother, started to lavishly devote her time on feeding street cats. Qing, the daughter, moved out and rarely went home anymore. Yan-Ming the father pretended that nothing really happened, and treated everyone around him as nicely. Eight years on, the three members of this family, each bearing disappointment and anxiety, gathered up in their old place. The otherwise happy reunion escalated, and they must finally face the old sorrow and pain.
Director’s words:
The Cat in the Closet is adapted from a short novel of the same title by Taiwanese novelist An Shi-liu. While reading the novel, I was deeply touched by the protagonists’ sorrow, as well as their wishes to be understood. The affection between the story characters and the cats also reminded me of how sad I was when my pet cat died, because I was reluctant to let go. The wounds of my heart were healed, however, by the loving human-cat relationship in the story… This is why my team and I decided to visualize the novel. We hope the audience can be as profoundly touched as we did!
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2016 Nomination for Best Narrative Features in 18th in Taipei Film Festival (Taiwan)
2016 Selection for Chinese feature fiction section in Davis International Film Festival (U.S.)
2016 9 Nominations, 3 winners for Taiwan Golden Bell Award (Taiwan)
2016 Selection of International Competition in 14th World Film Festival of Bangkok, Asian Contemporary section (Tailand)
2016 Winner of CINE
2016 Nomination for Best Single Drama or Telemovie Program for Asian Television Award (Singapore)
2017 Selection for Shanghai International Film Festival (China)
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