A discussion between director hou hsiaohsien, his screenwriter chu tienwen and director olivier assayas. Pdf the appearance of hou hsiaohsiens film the assassin in 2015 and its distinction the same year with the best directors award at. Hou hsiao hsien films offer a generous store of images and feelings that lavishly reward time and patience. Released in conjunction with a comprehensive retrospective. Our publications cmia pairs major traveling retrospectives with a new series of monographic studies. Hou hsiaohsiens the assassin is taiwans pick in foreign. Although the taiwanese director hou hsiaohsien has been making movies since the early 1980s, i first became convinced of his genius when i saw the puppetmaster 1993 some twenty years ago. Sep 19, 2014 a scene from hou hsiaohsiens dust in the wind 1986. Two films are directed by chineseborn taiwanese filmmaker hou hsiaohsien, whose works often explore his family and taiwans history. Flowers of shanghai 1998, the first of hous film to be set outside taiwan, adapted from han bangqings sing song girls, a novel some consider the greatest work of nineteenthcentury chinese fiction, consists of only forty shots, none of which are exteriors even though the book itself is much concerned with the texture of china.
Hsiaohsien hou celebrity profile check out the latest hsiaohsien hou photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Hsiaohsien hou celebrity profile check out the latest hsiaohsien hou photo gallery. Years before when she was a child, nie yinniang shu qi, a favorite of the directors had been delivered into the care of a powerful, magical nun. After an eightyear absence, taiwanese filmmaker hou hsiaohsien has boldly returned to feature filmmaking with the assassin nie yinniang, a tang dynastyset story set amidst the political conflict between the central government and provinces. Hou hsiaohsien and his longtime collaborator, screenwriter and novelist chu tienwen. We are delighted to announce a masterclass with mr.
The title announced a focus on hous style of justnoticeable. Hou hsiaohsien 1947 is one of the key figures of contemporary cinema, a widely acclaimed and awarded filmmaker who has produced intimate, epic, historical, domestic, international and supremely local works of exquisite beauty and formal rigour for over 30 years. Hou hsiaohsiens the assassin and the prounification left. Sep 10, 2015 taiwan has gone with master filmmaker hou hsiaohsiens the assassin. Mar 27, 2016 the sinophone cinema of hou hsiao hsien march 27, 2016 march 27, 2016 cambria press cambria press is pleased to announce a new publication the sinophone cinema of hou hsiao hsien. It was in gestationpreproduction for 25 years and 5 years in production and now it has finally arrived. See more and save with a discount package when you purchase tickets to three or more revival screenings. He won the golden lion at the venice film festival in 1989 for his film a city of sadness 1989, and the best. Traditional chinese aesthetics and contemporary chinese films. Six films by hou hsiaohsien is a selection from also like life.
Sep 21, 2015 a discussion between director hou hsiaohsien, his screenwriter chu tienwen and director olivier assayas. Dust in the wind hou hsiaohsien, 1986 seattle screen scene. Hou xiaoxian born april 8, 1947 is an awardwinning film director and a leading figure of taiwans new wave cinema movement. Applying the idea of qiyun to understand the temporal structure of selected films of hou hsiao hsien. Hou hsiao hsien is the most important taiwanese filmmaker working today, and his sensuous, richly nuanced films reflect everything that is vigorous and genuine in contemporary film culture. The puppetmaster is a 1993 taiwanese film directed by hou hsiaohsien. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in taiwans new wave cinema movement. Dust in the wind hou hsiaohsien, 1986 seattle screen. Hou hsiaohsiens the assassin has been hailed in predictably familiar terms to those who have been attentive to the reception of sinophone film for past years. The boys from fengkuei is generally not included in what has become known as hous coming of age. The first taiwanese film to enter competition at cannes where it won the jury prize, the puppetmaster tells the true story of li tienlu, a celebrated handpuppeteer who lived through tumultuous times of the 20th century, including taiwans long.
The new cinema was forged out of the countrys aging industry in the early 1980s by a group of emerging filmmakers, most of whom were in their early thirties at the time. Dust in the wind hou hsiaohsien, 1986, 109 min, taiwan, in taiwanese and mandarin w english subtitles, color, dvd introduced by prof. With the assassin, he joins other toptier auteurs like john woo, wong kar wai, ang lee, zhang yimou, and jia zhangke in revisiting the chinese tradition of swordplay and knighterrantry, popularised in the cinema by king hu with classics like dragon gate inn 1967 and a touch of zen 1971. Apart from directing, hou also served as production manager for the landmark mainland chinese film raise the red lantern 1991 and acted in edward yangs taipei story 1985. Olivier assayas and hou hsiaohsien at the master class held at the. Six films by hou hsiaohsien gene siskel film center. Description above from the wikipedia article hou hsiaohsien, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia. Hous films have always displayed some element of the mastershot style, but this is. The assassin, taiwanese master hou hsiaohsiens first film in eight years, was one of the most sublime revelations at the cannes film festival this may, where the film premiered and took home the best director prize. Master filmmaker hou hsiaohsien directs this wistful story about lost love and lost innocence among taiwans working class. Hou hsiaohsien biography, movie highlights and photos. Moving away from historical taiwan his traditional turf and towards contemporary taiwan, hou hsiaohsiens nanguo zaijan nanguo goodbye south goodbye 1996 is a portrait of boredom amond the decadent, materialistic bourgeoisie of taiwan, a study of existential inertia and frustrated ambition.
Hou hsiao hsien an interview with the cannes winning. She laughs in delight, writes them down on her pad, then relays. Chinese film school students and the professors from the greater china region gathered together at hong kong baptist university to discuss the many serious film issues in the region. Master filmmaker hou hsiao hsien directs this wistful story about lost love and lost innocence among taiwans working class. His other film, dust in the wind, sheds a wistful and semiautobiographical light. It tells the story of his whole family in those years as well. I ts been seven years since the release of hou hsiaohsiens film flight of the red balloon, and the taiwanese auteur is finally back with his longgestated epic the assassin, which had its u. Romantic drama millennium mambo is his hypnotic masterpiece that will take cinephiles decades back to delve into taipeis nightlife in a young womans comingofage story. The assassin, taiwanese master hou hsiao hsien s first film in eight years, was one of the most sublime revelations at the cannes film festival this may, where the film premiered and took home the best director prize.
The best film playing this years chicago international film festival, and arguably the best film to play anywhere in chicago in 2015 period, is the assassin, the latest masterpiece from taiwanese director hou hsiaohsien a city of sadness. Sep 16, 2016 hous career is, of course, far from over. Hou hsiaohsien films offer a generous store of images and feelings that lavishly reward time and patience. Hou hsiaohsien is the most internationally renowned of the filmmakers associated with taiwans new cinema movement. Hou hsiaohsien master class video 2007 plot summary imdb. This book is in the cambria sinophone world series headed by victor mair university of pennsylvania and the cambria contemporary global performing arts series headed by john clum duke university. Plus, hou discusses his influences in this years on cinema master class.
Culture, style, voice, and motion, christopher lupke recounts his first encounter with the worldrenowned directors work. Check out the ifi page with all the details of the weekends screenings including a master class with hou hsiao hsien at midday on saturday. The film won hou the best director prize in cannes and next will travel to toronto, the new york film festival and fantastic. Hou hsiaohsien 1947 when i was little, i was always causing trouble, and my interest in films really began with my mischievous nature. Hou hsiaohsiens the assassin and the prounification.
The inaugural chineselanguage film festival ireland debuts this year with made in taiwan at the irish film institute, highlighting the work of master. He indulges in the masters penchant for headon shots that can be matched. Early in chapter 1 of his engaging new book the sinophone cinema of hou hsiaohsien. Traditional chinese aesthetics and contemporary chinese. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. The film won hou the best director prize in cannes and next will travel to. Screen training ireland is delighted to support a masterclass with taiwanese director hou hsiaohsien and screenwriter chu tienwen in association with. The assassin director on long takes, fast edits and a. Cannes, france the assassin, the thrillingly beautiful martial arts film from the taiwanese master hou hsiaohsien, traces the adventures as well as the poses, gestures and silences of a ninthcentury chinese female warrior. Columbia university press, 2014 has been published through a partnership between the austrian film museum and columbia university press. Hou hsiaohsien master class video 2007 plot summary. Abstract this paper traces the transformation of hou hsiao. Hou hsiaohsien is a taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
The fourth in the series of comingofage films that marked hou hsiaohsiens transition from competent moviemaker to celebrated auteur, dust in the wind is based on the experiences of new cinema multihyphenate wu nienjen, most famous in the us for his starring role in edward yangs yi yi. Hou hsiaohsiens first film in eight years was also his first foray into the wuxia genre. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. The films of hsiaohsien, an international retrospective organized by richard i. Thinking about cinema and interacting with those who think and make it have always been at the heart of the cff fundamentals that our friend, nejib ayed, has never ceased to defend. A scene from hou hsiaohsiens the puppetmaster 1993. A martial arts film that 100% represents hous filmmaking style. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in taiwan s new wave cinema movement, an auteur. Dust in the wind hou hsiao hsien, 1986, 109 min, taiwan, in taiwanese and mandarin w english subtitles, color, dvd introduced by prof. Considering that at age 85, jeanluc godard, is still working on new films, we can expect that hou hsiaohsien, at age 69, has some of his best years as a director still ahead of him. The pace is mostly frantic, but very little happens. Even more famous throughout the west was, of course, kurosawa akira. The puppetmaster is a 1993 taiwanese film directed by hou hsiao hsien. The paper approaches the films with regard to genre and author theory.
Screen training ireland is delighted to support a masterclass with taiwanese director hou hsiaohsien and screenwriter chu tienwen in association with clffi chineselanguage film festival ireland and the irish film institute ifi. A movie similar in the longawaited hype and genre would be the grandmaster, directed by. Within in a couple decades, then, there will arise the need for a sequel to the sinophone cinema of hou hsiaohsien. Cambria press is pleased to announce a new publication the sinophone cinema of hou hsiaohsien. Applying the idea of qiyun to understand the temporal structure of selected films of hou hsiaohsien. Hsiens creative approach through an investigation of the intimate relationship between hou s films and the development of taiwanese film history by placing hou s films into the interlacing framework of the politics, economy, society and aesthetics of taiwan.
Taiwan has gone with master filmmaker hou hsiaohsiens the assassin. The aspiration of chinese filmmaking towards art film. Hou hsiaohsien master class video 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He won the golden lion at the venice film festival in 1989 for his film a city of sadness 1989, and the best director award at the cannes film festival in 2015 for the assassin 2015. Based on the memoirs of li tianlu, taiwans most celebrated puppeteer, this story covers the years from lis birth in 1909 to the end of japans fiftyyear occupation of taiwan in 1945. This is their first visit to ireland and a rare opportunity for an irish audience to have firsthand insights into the creative process at play in the making of complex and stunning films such as a city of sadness and the assassin. Until then i thought of hou as the maker of extraordinarily fine, essentially contemplative, quasiautobiographical youth filmsmy. This article situates hou hsiaohsiens films in the post coldwar global.
Suchenski director, center for moving image arts at bard college, in collaboration with the taipei cultural center, the taiwan film institute, and the ministry of culture of the republic of china taiwan. Tims video experiments have received many hundreds of thousands of downloads already. I am the only person i am speaking to hous latest film may well stand as his ideal expression, in that it possesses the weightless, shimmering quality of a dream. Dust in the wind hou hsiaohsien, 1986 march 22, 2015 october 16, 2015 sean gilman the fourth in the series of comingofage films that marked hou hsiaohsiens transition from competent moviemaker to celebrated auteur, dust in the wind is based on the experiences of new cinema multihyphenate wu nienjen, most famous in the us for his. Hou hsiao hsien is the most internationally renowned of the filmmakers associated with taiwans new cinema movement. Hou hsiaohsiens films include raise the red lantern, a city of sadness, millennium mambo, three times. A martial arts film that 100% represents hou s filmmaking style. Hou xiaoxian dianying jiangzuo hou hsiahsien master class. Your best bet for the second week is the assassin by taiwanese master hou hsiaohsien. In 1997, french director olivier assayas directed a documentary about hou entitled hhh. Bard college publications of the current season of the.
Staging memories, the free interactive ibook for mac and ipad, can be downloaded from. Culture, style, voice, and motion by christopher lupke washington state university. Hou hsiaohsien, with more than 100 student participants from 30 universities. Reinforcing hous position as an indisputable cinematic master, the film justifiably won the best director prize at cannes. Oct 20, 2015 i ts been seven years since the release of hou hsiaohsiens film flight of the red balloon, and the taiwanese auteur is finally back with his longgestated epic the assassin, which had its u. Hou s films have always displayed some element of the master shot style, but this is. There is a consensus that hou hsiaohsiens stylistic characteristics include long take, static shot, slight reframing, relatively long. The melbourne cinematheque dedicated to screening rare. Hou hsiaohsien is the most important taiwanese filmmaker working today, and his sensuous, richly nuanced films reflect everything that is vigorous and genuine in contemporary film culture. Latter costarred hou hsiaohsien, and hou and yang soon emerged as the leading lights of the taiwanese new wave. The sinophone cinema of hou hsiaohsien cambria press.
By combining multiple forms of tradition with a uniquely cinematic approach to space and time, hou has created a body of work that, through its stylistic. Masterclass with taiwanese director hou hsiaohsien and. Hou hsiao hsien master class video 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wan and huen are high school sweethearts living in a down and out mining.
Two actors shu qi and chen chang playing three stories of love, from 1966, 1911, 2005. Adapted from a ninthcentury tang dynasty tale, the assassin stars shu qi as yinniang, the woman in black, scampering over rooftops and hiding out in. Hou hsiaohsien 1947 is one of the key figures of contemporary cinema, a widely acclaimed and awarded filmmaker who has produced intimate, epic, historical, domestic, international and supremely local works of exquisite beauty and formal rigour for over 30 years hous cinema is often concerned with his experiences of growing up in rural taiwan in the 1950s and 1960s, a time which saw. Based on the memoirs of li tianlu, taiwans most celebrated puppeteer, this story covers the years from lis birth in 1909 to the end of japans fiftyyear occupation of taiwan in 1945 many consider the puppetmaster a masterpiece of world cinema. Winning him the best director award at cannes earlier this year, the assassin is an awe. May 21, 2015 cannes, france the assassin, the thrillingly beautiful martial arts film from the taiwanese master hou hsiaohsien, traces the adventures as well as the poses, gestures and silences of a ninthcentury chinese female warrior. Cine fan summeriff15 hou hsiaohsien master class cine fan.
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