Used to be one of Hou’s rarest films, but while it suggests a weaker grasp of his material, it is still worth a shot.
Tag / Taiwan
Boys from Fengkuei, The (1983)
Hou Hsao-Hsien’s coming-of-age drama shows the hard-hitting reality of surviving in 1980s Taiwan, yet resonates as an evocation of a time passed.
Summer at Grandpa’s, A (1984)
The first of Hou’s ‘coming-of-age’ trilogy is a delightful capture of the nostalgic days of childhood.
Time to Live, a Time to Die, A (1985)
Hou’s autobiographical film is a potent tearjerker and a vivid portrayal of life lived in the ‘50s and ‘60s in rural Taiwan.
Dust in the Wind (1986)
The third film in Hou’s ‘coming-of-age trilogy’ eschews sentiment for a bleak if poetic visual meditation on fate, space and time.
City of Sadness, A (1989)
This historical epic about post-WWII Taiwan is one of Hou’s most ambitious and encompassing works, and also his first true masterpiece.
Puppetmaster, The (1993)
This is Hou’s masterpiece – a mammoth work about tradition and family, astonishingly crafted, and wrapped in the kind of historical fervour that gives it its power.
