Synopsis
Hou Hsiao-hsien once again directs his gaze toward present-day Taiwan. The backdrop is the underworld of crime, gambling, and risky bets, where we follow Gao, a leader guiding a small group of misfits in schemes with shaky prospects. Amidst the flickering nighttime lights and the gritty environment, we encounter a dense and turbulent film, deeply in tune with the protagonists’ lack of perspective. Screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, it has earned acclaim as one of the best films of the 1990s by Cahiers du Cinema. (G.B.)
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Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Born in 1947, filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien stands as one of the leading voices of what became known as "Taiwan New Cinema", a movement that took the international film scene by storm in the 1980s. Among his contemporaries from that period, he boasts the longest and most distinguished career, with all of his films since the late 1980s being featured at major festivals worldwide. Over the course of his impressive artistic journey, he has directed 18 feature films, cementing his legacy as one of the most influential filmmakers of the past 40 years.
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