The End Of The Track (Mou Tun-Fei, Taiwan, 1970)

https://notesonfilm1.com/2022/01/28/the-end-of-the-track-mou-tun-fei-taiwan-1970/ A film that feels like an undiscovered classic of World Cinema, beautiful to look at, heartfelt and very moving. Two young boys enjoy a friendship so close they're accused of being queer. They themselves don't know what that means, and just like being with each other better than with someone else, even though they fight quite a bit and are from different social classes. When one of them dies in a sporting accident, the other feels guilt over what's happened, and tries to take responsibility for it, to no avail. A haunting, mysterious film, beautiful to look at and deeply moving. We discuss the hows and whys of all of this in the accompanying podcast.