No Man an Island: The Cinema of Hou Hsiao-hsien

No Man an Island: The Cinema of Hou Hsiao-hsien
ISBN-10
9622090745
ISBN-13
9789622090743
Category
Social Science
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
2009-06-01
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press
Author
James Udden

Description

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 intricatelighting, improvisational acting, and long, static shots.

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