When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang [765324]
Released: 1993-09-01
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: $0
Runtime: 47 mins
Popularity: 0.3272
Vote Average: 6.667
Vote Count: 3
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.

Cast [3]
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Self
Edward Yang
Self
Akira Emoto
Narrator

Trailers
  1. When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang (1993)