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When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)

Documentary
Release Date: 1993, September 1
Directors: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Countries: Japan
Production: Fuji Television Network, Fuji Television Network, TV Man Union, TV Man Union
Cast: Akira Emoto

Overview:

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.