Tsai Ming-liang,
Taiwan,
1992,
(106 mins)
A disaffected youth and his friends wander through a neon Taipei in Tsai Ming-liang’s first feature, “a near-masterpiece” (Chicago Reader). “Inaugurates the filmmaker’s multi-movie study of urban alienation not with showoff chops but quiet, enduring compassion” (Village Voice).
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Andrew F. Jones
Introduction
Andrew F. Jones is Professor and Louis B. Agassiz Chair in Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley.