The Cabbie

For other uses, see Cabbie (disambiguation).

The Cabbie (Chinese: 運轉手之戀) is a 2000 Taiwanese film directed by Chang Huakun and Chen Yi-wen. It was Taiwan's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

Cast

• Rie Miyazawa
• Chung-Heng Chu
• Tai Bo
• Joyce H. Cheng
• Tsai Tsan-te
• Chao-Bin Su
• Tsung Sheng Tang
• Leon Dai
• Hsin-Ling Chung
• Wei-Ming Wang
• Hsin Shao
• Duan Chun-hao
• Chuan Wang
• I-Chen Ko
• Shao-Wen Yang
• Chen-Nan Tsai
• Yueh-Hsun Tsai
• Phoenix Chang
• Li-Chun Lee
• You-Ning Lee
• Feng-Ying Lin

Reception

Derek Elley of Variety praised the film's structure and cinematography, calling it an "entertaining movie that straddles the deep divide between commercial and high-art fare"[3] Time Out stated: "Wise, worldly and put together with unfailing dark wit, this is an absolute joy."[4]

The film is considered Rie's comeback after a stagnant period in her career.[5]

See also

• Cinema of Taiwan
• List of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "51 Countries In Race For Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
2. "74th Academy Awards - Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
3. Elley, Derek (6 May 2001). "The Cabbie". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
4. TR (10 September 2012). "The Cabbie". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
5. Sharp, Jasper (2011-10-13). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-8108-7541-8.

External links

• The Cabbie at IMDb