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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
The concluding film of Hou’s historical trilogy shares The Puppetmaster’s concern with Taiwan’s wartime past, fragmented memory and the uneasy overlap of private performance with public history.
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Why this pick
Its unhurried long takes and restrained emotion closely suit Hou’s approach in The Puppetmaster, finding immense historical and social pressure in the everyday rhythms of ordinary people.
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Why this pick
Another deeply autobiographical yet socially attentive Hou film, shaped by quiet observation, temporal gaps and the way a family’s intimate recollections become a portrait of Taiwan.
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Why this pick
Edward Yang gives Taiwanese social history a more urban, contemporary scale, but shares Hou’s spacious pacing, emotionally exact distance and trust in small moments to reveal whole lives.
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Why this pick
Its historical Taiwan setting, expansive attention to youth and family, and patient accumulation of social detail make it a powerful companion to Hou’s memory-based national portraits.
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01 / THE STORY
It tells the story of Li Tian-lu who becomes a master puppeteer but is faced with demands to turn his skills to propaganda during the Taiwan under Japanese rule in World War II. This film is the second in Hou's trilogy of historical films that include ''A City of Sadness'' (1989) and ''Good Men, Good Women'' (1995).
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