http://muninn.net/blog/2008/08/home-movies-in-the-park.html But I fear more for Muninn... Tue, 22 May 2012 09:04:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://muninn.net/blog/2008/08/home-movies-in-the-park.html/comment-page-1#comment-110226 Anna GC Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:09:56 +0000 http://muninn.net/blog/2008/08/home-movies-in-the-park.html#comment-110226 When I lived in Taiwan for a short period in 1988 there used to be quite a few film screenings like this in an alley next to my house, in the middle of town. It was wonderful! Whith that climate it works well. When I lived in Taiwan for a short period in 1988 there used to be quite a few film screenings like this in an alley next to my house, in the middle of town. It was wonderful! Whith that climate it works well.

]]> http://muninn.net/blog/2008/08/home-movies-in-the-park.html/comment-page-1#comment-108269 Kerim Friedman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:56:19 +0000 http://muninn.net/blog/2008/08/home-movies-in-the-park.html#comment-108269 Traditionally Taiwanese villages would put on entertainments (puppet shows, opera, and later movies) for the benefit of the Temple gods. When I did my fieldwork it was not uncommon to see old martial arts films being played on a giant screen to half a dozen little kids in front of the temple. This doesn't seem to be a temple screening, but I wonder if it isn't related to this tradition. Traditionally Taiwanese villages would put on entertainments (puppet shows, opera, and later movies) for the benefit of the Temple gods. When I did my fieldwork it was not uncommon to see old martial arts films being played on a giant screen to half a dozen little kids in front of the temple. This doesn’t seem to be a temple screening, but I wonder if it isn’t related to this tradition.

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