Ebook: No man an island: the cinema of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

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 -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Problem of Hou Hsiao-hsien -- 1 -- Hou and the Taiwanese Experience -- 2 -- Hou and the Taiwanese New Cinema -- 3 -- History in Its Place: City of Sadness (1989) and The Puppetmaster (1993) -- Conclusion -- Hou in the New Millennium -- Notes -- Bilingual Filmography & Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index