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

Name: When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1993-09-01
Duration: 47 min
Rating: 6.7

★ 6.7/10 · 3 votes 1993 0h 47m Released

Documentary

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.

Cast

Hou Hsiao-hsien Self

Edward Yang Self

Akira Emoto Narrator (voice)