The Story of a Small Town


The Story of a Small Town is a 1979 Taiwanese film, produced by Hsiao Chung Productions. The film revolves around a family living in a small town. Kenny Bee plays the male family member who is released from prison and falls in love with a mute woman. The film was remade as a TV series, featuring Yang Kuei-mei and Yin Xiaotian.

Cast and crew

;Cast
;Crew
  • Li Hsing, director and supervisor
  • Liu Teng-shan, story
  • Chang Yung-hsiang, screenplay
  • Chen Kun-hou, cinematography
  • Tsai Cheng-pin, art director
  • Chih Hsueh-fu, director of lighting
  • Weng Ching-hsi, composer, credited as Tony Wong in this film and Tang Ni in other materials

Accolades

In the 16th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, this film won the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Child Star.
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Feature FilmThe Story of a Small TownWon
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest DirectorLi HsingNomitated
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressJoan LinWon
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActorChiang MingNomitated
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Child StarChen Jun-jieWon
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Original ScreenplayChang Yung-hsiangWon
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest CinematographyChen Kun-houNomitated
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Art DirectionTsai Cheng-pinNomitated
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Film ScoreWeng Ching-hsiNomitated
197916th Golden Horse AwardsBest Sound RecordingWang Jung-fangNomitated

Original soundtrack

The Story of a Small Town soundtrack album was released by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng on March 23, 1979. Tracks 1, 6, 7, and 8 are theme songs from the film. With the exception of track 7, the names of these tracks are different for each release. The album was released by Kolin Records in Taiwan and by Polydor Records in Hong Kong and overseas.
Polydor re-recorded the theme songs for its own edition and released this album as Love Songs of Island, Vol. 6: Small Town Story. Weng Ching-hsi is credited as Tang Ni on this album.