| Edward Yang Contributor(s): Anderson, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252072367 ISBN-13: 9780252072369 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: A much-needed introduction to a modern master of film. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2004020464 |
| Series: Contemporary Film Directors (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.46 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Having largely given up on a career in film, Edward Yang had been working as a computer engineer for several years when he saw Herzog's Aguirre, Wrath of God. Inspired to return to film, Yang, along with a handful of other filmmakers, including the great Hou Hsiao-hsien, went on to found the Taiwanese New Wave of the early 1980s. Film critic John Anderson's Edward Yang offers a comprehensive overview of the work of the writer-director--already considered one of the most important filmmakers of the past twenty years--from his breakthrough feature That Day, on the Beach to the epic Yi-Yi. Rooted in questions about what it means to be Taiwanese, Yang's films reveal the complexity of life within the island's patchwork culture. Anderson identifies the key narrative strategies, formal devices, moral vision, and sociopolitical concerns shot through Yang's films. He explains what makes these films so distinctive by pinpointing the specific qualities of Yang's style and outlook. |