The Shining Arc (1989)
Overview
On a cold night, psychology student Liu Kai took Jing Huan, a paranoid schizophrenia patient, to a mysterious frozen lake she had often dreamed of. The lake reflected an “8” shape, causing Jing Huan’s expression to change, unsettling Liu Kai. During an internship at a psychiatric hospital, Liu Kai’s classmate Xie Ni, who was in a relationship with him, became interested in Jing Huan, a former factory cashier who developed mental illness after embezzling funds. Xie Ni wanted to study Jing Huan’s condition for a thesis and asked Liu Kai to help her, even arranging for Jing Huan to stay at her home.
Cast
Recommendations
One Week Friends
Mr. Tree
Three Christs
Caught by the Tides
Buddha Mountain
The Boys from Fengkuei
Chongqing Hot Pot
Adopt a Highway
The Kindness of Strangers
Fast Girls
The Sun Also Rises
Ice Castles
Reading Lolita in Tehran
One Second
Deep in the Heart
The Ghoul
Taipei Suicide Story
Winged Creatures
Scandalous Sex
Icefall