國影電影編號：M202303004

放映規格：DCP

級別：保護級

片長：106分鐘

發音：華語

字幕：中英

胡金銓King HU、李行LEE Hsing、白景瑞PAI Ching-jui｜臺灣Taiwan｜1983｜DCP ｜Colour｜106min

1983 金馬獎最佳剪輯、最佳美術設計獎 Best Film Editing & Best Art Direction, Golden Horse Awards

1983 亞太影展最佳男主角獎 Best Actor, Asia-Pacific Film Festival

胡金銓、李行、白景瑞三位導演繼《喜怒哀樂》（1970）後再度合作，各自發揮所長帶來三種不同電影美學，石雋、彭雪芬、姜厚任三位演員詮釋兩男一女在不同時代背景中，縱使輪迴轉世，但三人的愛恨情仇不斷糾葛綿延，牽連羈絆了三生三世。從明朝東廠與江湖對峙、民初富家少爺與京劇花旦相戀，到八〇年代現代舞者與漁村乩童邂逅，三段愛情皆受另一角色阻隔，與一把魚腸劍貫穿橫亙古今，卻也因這柄凶器而以悲劇作結。

From esteemed directors King HU, LEE Hsing and PAI Ching-Jui, The Wheel of Life marks the trio’s second collaboration following Four Moods (1970). The film consists of three vignettes with the same cast of three actors. Each director brings his own signature style. The first segment by King HU showcases vivid, stylized wuxia imagery against the backdrop of the secret police system in the Ming Dynasty. The second segment by LEE Hsing is a melodrama on frustrated love separated by class and conservative traditions. The third segment by PAI Ching-jui reflects the urban-rural contrast, and the conflict between the modern and the traditional. His subject and style could be regarded as the vanguard of Taiwan New Cinema.