Dongdong de jiaqi (A Summer at Grandpa's) (1984)
-
85% of users liked it
(216 ratings)
When their mother is forced to stay in the hospital for a prolonged period of time, 4 year-old Ting-Ting and her brother, 11 year-old Tung-Tung are taken by their uncle to spend the summer with their grandfather, who is a doctor in a small, rural town.
- Directed By
- Hsiao-hsien Hou
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1984 Wide
Critic Reviews
-
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
The graceful and thorny opening up of a child's world
-
Leo Goldsmith, Reverse Shot
Hou's film places demands on our powers of observation, insisting that we, like Tung-tung, attend to the minutiae, ironies, and deeper meanings it offers us.
-
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
These obvious elements of melodrama never reach any kind of hysterical pitch, however. Hou keeps everything wrapped up in a tone of warmth and childlike optimism.
-
Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
Hou's relative invisibility serves the story, allowing the mood, pretty scenery, and accomplished naturalistic performances to take center stage.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
