No man an island : the cinema of Hou Hsiao-Hsien /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Udden, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2017.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Hou, Xiaoxian, > 1947- > Criticism and interpretation.
Hou, Xiaoxian, > 1947-
Motion picture producers and directors > Taiwan.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > Taiwan.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Motion picture producers and directors
Taiwan
Hou, Xiaoxian > Criticism and interpretation
Motion picture producers and directors > Taiwan
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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