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Taipei Story. Yang followed with his second feature film, Taipei Story (1985), where he cast fellow auteur Hou Hsiao-hsien as the lead, a former Little-League baseball star named Lung trying to find his way in Taipei.
Born on November 6, 1947 in Shanghai, China, Edward Yang has become one of the most talented international filmmakers of his generation. Along with Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Tsai Ming-Liang, Yang ranks among the leading artists of the Taiwanese New Wave, and one of the world's most brilliant auteurs.
Apr 9, 2022 · Ranking the catalogue of one of the most consistent filmmakers ever feels like a pointless endeavor, a disservice to such a brilliant output of films. Edward Yang never made a bad movie, leaving us with seven features that all stand as valuable filmmaking of its own.
Nov 17, 2021 · Considered by critics as one of the greatest directors of all time, Edward Yang was a pioneer of Taiwan’s New Wave movement. Here are four films you can watch now. November 17, 2021. Text James Balmont.
Dec 21, 2023 · An ego-tripping playwright and a conniving lawyer married to an aspiring actress further complicate an entangled web of seduction and backstabbing.
Jul 27, 2023 · “A One and A Two: Edward Yang Retrospective,” which opened last Saturday, says it is the most comprehensive review yet of Yang’s work. It includes a film series of 12 programs, comprising all eight of Yang’s feature films as well as television work, unfinished projects and short animations.
Jan 11, 2024 · Edward Yang’s States of Flux. His dark comedies and family dramas of life in late-20th-century Taiwan depict a generation’s crisis, confronting the forces of finance and globalization....