Lonesome tonight: Tony Rayns and Edward Yang on A Brighter S

Gang feuds, a troubled teenage romance and political paranoia in 1960 Taiwan are mixed in Edward Yang's extraordinary epic A Brighter Summer Day. Tony Rayns recalls visiting the set and reflects on Yang's achievement in this 1993 feature.

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