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Plot

Filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien (City of Sadness) is among Taiwan's most influential late-20th-century filmmakers. This documentary from his friend and colleague Olivier Assayas offers an in-depth look at Hou's life and fascinating career as he and a camera crew follow the filmmaker through Taipei and into the countryside while he shows Assayas where he was raised. Taiwanese film critic Chen Kuo-Fu offers his insight into his country's cinema and Hou's place with in it. Film clips punctuate the conversations.
Genre(s):
Documentary,Epic and Historical,Special Interest
Run Time:
95min.
Director(s):
Olivier Assayas
Themes:
Filmmaking
Tone:
Intimate,Meditative,Understated
Keywords:
crew,film,filmmaker,interview
Language:
French