No Man an Island
Subtitle: The Cinema of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Publisher: University of Washington Press; Hong Kong University Press
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9789622090743
Subjects: Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures, history; Motion pictures, china
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 intricate lighting, improvisational acting, and long, static shots.