Outside the Shadow Window

Outside the Shadow Window

謝明桂Ming-Gui XIE
2000
  • Taiwan
62min
Colour

Outside the Shadow Window

Synopsis

Since childhood, Hseu has been fascinated by the traditional art of shadow plays. With hard work and perseverance, he eventually became a master of shadow plays. But things did not end happily thereafter. During the "White Terror" period in the 1950s, Hseu was implicated and sent to prison. Even before his incarceration, Hseu's life had already begun to undergo a change for the worst. It was not until the 1980s that traditional operas were again appreciated. Hseu's devotion to his beloved shadow play remained strong, and with his brothers, nephews and apprentices, formed the “Fu-Shing-Ge Shadow Play Theatre Group”.