Hou Hsiao-hsien

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The Assassin
6.3

The Assassin

Aug. 27, 2015

The Assassin

A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
10 Plus 10
6.4

10 Plus 10

Apr. 01, 2011

10 Plus 10

10+10 is a project initiated by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival to demonstrate the solidarity between Taiwanese film-makers. 20 directors ...
Flight of the Red Balloon
6.5

Flight of the Red Balloon

The first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d’Orsay, ‘Flight of the Red Balloon’ tells the story of a French ...
Three Times
6.9

Three Times

May. 20, 2005

Three Times

In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three ...
Café Lumière
6.8

Café Lumière

Sep. 01, 2004

Café Lumière

Making her way through life by forming superficial relationships, Yoko keeps everyone at arm’s length, whether it’s her father and ...
Millennium Mambo
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Millennium Mambo

Oct. 31, 2001

Millennium Mambo

A young woman’s romances with two different young men at the dawn of the 3rd millennium is recalled 10 years later.
Flowers of Shanghai
7.3

Flowers of Shanghai

Oct. 01, 1998

Flowers of Shanghai

The lives of high-end prostitutes and their interactions with their clients in 4 brothels in fin de siècle Shanghai.
Daughter of the Nile
7.1

Daughter of the Nile

Aug. 22, 1987

Daughter of the Nile

Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother ...
Dust in the Wind
7.6

Dust in the Wind

May. 09, 1986

Dust in the Wind

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night ...
The Time to Live and the Time to Die
7.6

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from ...
The Boys from Fengkuei
7.3

The Boys from Fengkuei

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 ...
Play While You Play
5.8

Play While You Play

Nov. 18, 1981

Play While You Play

A photographer travels with her boyfriend to a seaside village in Penghu. There she strikes up a relationship with a blind man. When they ...
A City of Sadness
7.8

A City of Sadness

Oct. 21, 1989

A City of Sadness

The story of a family embroiled in the „White Terror“, mainland China’s political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese ...