Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien (Chinese: 侯孝賢; pinyin: Hóu Xiàoxián) (born April 8, 1947) is a retired award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.5489 |
| Birthday | 1947-04-08 |
| Place of Birth | Mei County, Guangdong, China |
| Also Known As | Hau Hau-Yin, Hou Syao-Syan, Hou Li, Hook Li, 侯孝賢, 허우 샤오시엔, 侯孝贤, HHH, 허우샤오셴, 후효현, Lai Hou, Hsiao-hsien Hou, |
2013
Past Present
6.3/3
A contemplative trip down memory lane with one of the leading voices of the Second New Wave of Taiwanese Cinema. Saw Tiong Guan clearly established a...
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Past Present
2021
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
8/1
A new documentary by Daniel Raim and Eugene Suen on the making of "Flowers of Shanghai," featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Mark...
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Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
1985
Taipei Story
7.439/140
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future...
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Taipei Story
1999
HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
7.929/7
Entry on Taiwanese new-wave filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien for French television's "Cinéma, de notre temps" series, directed by Olivier Assayas.
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HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
2008
In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship
0/0
The essence of progress in civilization has always been handiwork. In traditional Chinese civilization, the emperor was supreme. Vested with the autho...
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In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship
1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
5.222/9
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explor...
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
2004
Métro Lumière
7/2
French-made documentary, "Métro Lumière", which actually does help provide some of the context for Hsiao-hsien's approach to the film. It includes exc...
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Métro Lumière
1986
Soul
5/1
Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One day, Ip runs into her neighbour, a Taiwanese woman. A...
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Soul
1988
I Love Mary
10/1
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I Love Mary
2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.2/17
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cin...
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2010
I Wish I Knew
6.583/24
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
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I Wish I Knew
1984
The Bike & I
0/0
Taiwanese comedy film.
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The Bike & I
1993
Talking with Ozu
6.5/3
A tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki Kaurism...
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Talking with Ozu
2009
Let the Wind Carry Me
7/9
Focusing on Mark Lee Ping-bin, one of the most talented and prolific cinematographers in Asia, the movie details the itinerant lifestyle of a deeply o...
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Let the Wind Carry Me
2007
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class
0/0
Chinese film school students and the professors from the Greater China Region gathered together at Hong Kong Baptist University to discuss the many se...
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Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class
2012
A Special Day
5.333/3
At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.
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A Special Day
2002
Our Time, Our Story
6/4
Richly illustrated with film clips and interviews, OUR TIME, OUR STORY tells the still-evolving story of the Taiwanese "new wave," from its rise in th...
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Our Time, Our Story
2016
Dragon Girls!
6.8/5
Yves Montmayeur takes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the starting point for his study of the new female warrior in Asian pop culture. From Beijing...
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Dragon Girls!
1983
The Boys from Fengkuei
7.2/69
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of t...
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The Boys from Fengkuei
2016
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
0/0
In 2013, the Golden Horse Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The ministry of Culture commissioned director Yang Li-chou to make a document...
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The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2008
My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story
0/0
Pascal Lamorisse is the son of filmmaker Albert Lamorisse. He is also the little hero of some of his father's films (White Mane, The Red Balloon and S...
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My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story
1983
That Day, on the Beach
7.588/57
Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other h...
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That Day, on the Beach
1993
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
6.7/3
From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the commercia...
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When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
2020
Keep Rolling
8/8
One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in Man Lim-chung's directorial debut. A forerunner of the...
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Keep Rolling
1990
Sunless Days
7/2
Director Shu Kei travelled to Venice, Canada, London and Hong Kong, collecting accounts of the Tiananmen impact. Among his interviewees are: award-win...
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