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No man an island : the cinema of Hou Hsiao-hsien / James Udden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Udden.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hou, Xiaoxian, 1947---Criticism and interpretation.
- Hou, Xiaoxian.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Taiwan.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Hou and the Taiwanese Experience
- 2 Hou and the Taiwanese New Cinema
- 3 History in Its Place
- 4 Goodbye to All That
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bilingual Filmography & Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-70920-8
- 9786612709203
- 988-8052-60-8
- OCLC:
- 646069103
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