Summer at Grandpa's, A

Hsiao-Hsien Hou / TW, 1984 / 93 min.

To mark the premiere of The Assassin, EYE presents a retrospective of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s early films. A Summer at Grandpa's is an affectionate portrait of two city children who spend the summer with their grandparents in the countryside. Winner of the Jury Prize at the Locarno film festival  in 1985.