Hou Hsiao-hsien

Taiwanese · 1947–

Taiwanese auteur whose long takes and lyrical compositions in A City of Sadness and The Assassin contemplate history, memory, and the passing of time.

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“我觉得电影不应该解释自己。人们需要自己去探索、去感受它在讲什么。”

Chinese

“I feel that a movie shouldn't explain itself. People have to search, to feel what it's about.”

Interview with Film Comment

“我总是希望观众能在我的电影里找到自己。”

Chinese

“I always want the audience to find themselves in my films.”

Interview, Cannes Film Festival