Poetries from the Bookstores II (2016)

Poetries from the Bookstores II

2016
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A documentary of indie bookstores and bookstore owners' attitude toward life and beliefs. Followed with the success of Poetries from the Bookstores I, Poetries from the Bookstores Season II goes further by exploring more extraordinary bookstores in Taiwan with wonderful illustrations. To grasp the beauty of the bookstore itself and the life pursuit of bookstore owner, the documentary featured several short films to highlight the atmosphere of book reading of Taiwan in the twenty-first century. Perhaps printed books are to fade out in the modern era, however, through the documentary, the legacy of the lives of the bookstore owners will continue to shine for another century and centuries to come.

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2016

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Release year: 2016

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A documentary of indie bookstores and bookstore owners' attitude toward life and beliefs. Followed with the success of Poetries from the Bookstores I, Poetries from the Bookstores Season II goes further by exploring more extraordinary bookstores in Taiwan with wonderful illustrations. To grasp the beauty of the bookstore itself and the life pursuit of bookstore owner, the documentary featured several short films to highlight the atmosphere of book reading of Taiwan in the twenty-first century. Perhaps printed books are to fade out in the modern era, however, through the documentary, the legacy of the lives of the bookstore owners will continue to shine for another century and centuries to come.

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