Title: No man an island : the cinema of Hou Hsiao-hsien /
Authors: Udden, James.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Hou, Xiaoxian, Criticism and interpretation.; Motion picture producers and directors Taiwan.
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Introduction: The problem of Hou /hsiao-hsien -- Hou and the Taiwanese experience -- Hou and the Taiwanese new cinema -- History in its place: City of sadness (1989) and The Puppetmaster (1993) -- Goodbye to all that: The new Hou from good men, good women (1995) to flowers of Shanghai (1998) -- Conclusion: Hou in the new millennium.