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2021

Formosa Fantastica

As We Like It

Hung-i Chen

Taiwan, 2021, 107', Swiss Premiere

The movie

The burgeoning love between Orlando and Rosalind in a futuristic Taipei, free and without Internet. A charming and colourful reimagining of Shakespeare where all the characters are played by women.

* Chen Hung-i & Wei Ying-chuan, directors, online, 04.07

German subtitles available for online screenings.

In collaboration with Taiwan Cultural Center in Paris and the Ministry of Culture Republic of China (Taiwan). 

Rosalind and her cousin are in Taiwan looking for her father, who vanished after being fired from the family business. During her search, she crosses paths with Orlando, a race car driver who she fancies. And yet, Rosalind is wary of love at first sight. She therefore decides to disguise herself as a man to put her beau to the test, but her tricks might very well backfire. Inspired by the play As You Like It from William Shakespeare, this surprising comedy subverts theatre traditions with an all-female cast and tackles gender issues with devastating humour.


World Sales :

Swallow Wings Films Co.,ltd.

writers :

Chen Hung-i

producers :

Gene Yao

cast :

Aggie Hsieh, Puff Kuo, Camille Chalons