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When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

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When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

6.7

0h 47m

1993

Synopsis

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

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

as Self

Edward Yang

Edward Yang

as Self

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

as Narrator (voice)

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