Hou Hsiao Hsien

One of my favourite openings to a movie ever is the first scene of 2001 Taiwanese coming-of-age drama Millennium Mambo. In a long take, lead actress Shu Qi walks at night through a tunnel, holding a cigarette, dressed-up. It’s a simple…

The Second East Asia Film Festival Ireland returns to the IFI this April and features a huge range of eclectic films from Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. Along with a great weekend of screenings the festival…

Winner of the Best Director at Cannes, winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, nominated for the Palme D'Or at Cannes on 7 separate occasions, Hou Hsiao Hsien is one of the most accomplished and highly regarded film makers of…