When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
6.7/ 10 3 votes 1993-09-01 0h 47m 2 popularity
From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the commercial films which had preceded it. This piece contrasts Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang, two rivals who were the driving force behind New Taiwanese Cinema. The closing of a cinema invites us to reflect on society and the passage of history.
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Self
Edward Yang
Self
Akira Emoto
Narrator (voice)