Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Oct 1, 2014

1h 49m

★ 7.2

Overview

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 cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Trailers

Cast

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Hou Hsiao-hsien

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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Olivier Assayas

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Hirokazu Kore-eda

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Ai Weiwei

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Jia Zhangke

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Shu Kei

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Ying Liang

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Tian Zhuangzhuang

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Tadanobu Asano

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Tsai Ming-liang

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