18. Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather de Gao Xingjian

A young couple on honeymoon visit a beautiful temple up in the mountains, and spend the day intoxicated by the tranquility of the setting; a swimmer is paralysed by a sudden cramp and finds himself stranded far out to sea on a cold autumn day; a man reminisces about his beloved grandfather, who used to make his own fishing rods from lengths of crooked bamboo straightened over a fire...