Staging memories : Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A city of sadness

Abé Mark NORNES, Yueh Yu, Emilie YEH

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Abstract

In Staging Memories, authors Abé Mark Nornes and Emilie Yeh present an updated study of Hou Hsiao-hsien's landmark contributions to Taiwanese and world cinema, with particular emphasis on A City of Sadness (Beiqing Chengshi), the winner of the Golden Lion award at the 1989 Venice Film Festival. Staging Memories is based on Narrating National Sadness, one of the first hypertext analyses in film studies, and its analysis is couched in a general history of Taiwan, the political massacre that A City of Sadness recreates, and the history of Taiwan New Cinema. This background information is crucial context for viewers, and one of the reasons teachers have long valued the hypertext version of the book. The body of the text analyzes Hou’s style, representation of violence, and the complex manner in which he renders history in his oblique long-take style. The book ends with a chapter that examines a single sequence that unifies the various threads of the overall analysis.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationMichigan, U.S.
PublisherMichigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library
Number of pages110
ISBN (Print)9781607853381
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

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