No Man an Island: The Cinema of Hou Hsiao-hsien
James UddenHou Hsiao-hsien is arguably the most celebrated Chinese-language film director in the international film festival realm. However, this is not due to an inert cultural tradition so much as to numerous historical/contextual factors―most of all his being from Taiwan―which together explain the accomplishments of Hou.
This is a book-length study of Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Taiwan's famous director of movies such as 'The Puppetmaster', 'City of Sadness', 'Flowers of Shanghai', and 'Goodbye South, Goodbye'. His body of work reflects a unique film style chracterized by intricate lighting, improvisational acting, and long, static shots.
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Year:
2009
Publisher:
Hong Kong University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
244
ISBN 10:
9622090745
ISBN 13:
9789622090743
File:
PDF, 27.20 MB
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english, 2009