Taiwan Film Directors: A Treasure Island (Film and Culture Series)

Focusing on the work of four contemporary filmmakersAng Lee, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiaohsien, and Tsai Mingliangthe authors explore how these filmmakers broke from tradition, creating a cinema that is both personal and insistent on examining Taiwans complex history. Featuring stills, anecdotes, and close readings of films, the authors consider the influence of Hong Kong and martial arts films, directors experiments with autobiography, the shifting fortunes of the Taiwanese film industry, and Taiwan cinema in the context of international cinemas aesthetics and business practices.