Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 241 pages)
Edition:
Second edition
ISBN:
9789888390366
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9888390368
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Problem of Hou Hsiao-hsien -- 1 -- Hou and the Taiwanese Experience -- 2 -- Hou and the Taiwanese New Cinema -- 3 -- History in Its Place: City of Sadness (1989) and The Puppetmaster (1993) -- Conclusion -- Hou in the New Millennium -- Notes -- Bilingual Filmography & Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789622090743
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9622090745
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Udden, James No man an island Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2017] ISBN 9888139223
Language:
English
