Revisited Mahjong for the first time since seeing it at the Seattle International Film Festival back in ’96.

Holds up well, but I found out after watching a shitty YouTube copy that a remaster is coming out later this year. Oh no I’ll have to revisit again.

https://boxd.it/3Tn3pt

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Taipei Story (1985) - Yang
Detective (1985) - Godard
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Some no good gang is holed up in a shady apartment, shooting people down in the street at random. A young photographer takes pictures of a man shot dead on the street by the same gang. A fiction writer is having a writer's block, but her supportive but meekly doctor husband doesn't understand what she's going through. The film is a puzzle piece that doesn't resolve neatly, yet done in smart, intriguing way, you can't help but admire Yang's skills as a filmmaker. On paper it reads like a sordid crime film yet Terrorizers is nothing but. Yang suggests that the wayward youth with no moral compass, who is the catalyst for everything that happens in the film might be the work of fiction, that her appearance is what people are wishing for in their daily tedious lives. With Haneke like double take at the end, the film puts an emphasis on the fiction overtaking reality overtaking fiction. Ambitious and seductive, #Terrorizers is by far my fav Yang film. #edwardyang

There's a lot of details in this film that are just gorgeous cinematically- the local movie studio next to the night school & monsoon season provide plenty of great cinematic moments.Yang had a great understanding of using childhood memories and making it universal, that this is not some random violence but each one of us are capable of it, at the end. A Brighter Summer Day is a rich, beautiful filmmaking that needs to be watched and appreciated. #edwardyang #taiwanesecinema

Still bound by tradition and loyalty, Lung blows an opportunity partnering with his brother-in-law in Cali. Lung hates all these sinewy old connections in Taipei, but realizes running away is not the solution. You can't run away from who you are. Taipei Story is a terrific film with great characters charting growing pains of 30 somethings in Taipei, but also is very universal. HHH is amazing as Lung, a moody man with a chip on his shoulder. #taiwanesecinema #edwardyang #houhsiaohsien

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My favourite #EdwardYang film is THAT DAY, ON THE BEACH (1983).

With dazzling cinematography by #ChristopherDoyle & mesmerising performances by #SylviaChang & #TerryHu.

Drawn to the familiar dilemma of Yang's protagonists who try "to determine whether it’s better to tentatively withdraw from society or to enjoy both the perils & the ecstasies of fully engaging with the world outside their front door." Slant Magazine

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What's your favourite film by Edward Yang 楊德昌?

A question from @Weeabooyah, who nominates #EdwardYang's #楊德昌 *A Brighter Summer Day*《牯嶺街少年殺人事件》.

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It's hard to pick a favourite Edward Yang movie, but this is certainly a strong contender for me.

What's your favourite film from Edward Yang?

https://letterboxd.com/film/a-brighter-summer-day/

Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.

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I'd love to give this a rewatch soon when I can block out ~4 hours for it.

It's hard to pick a favourite Edward Yang movie, but this is certainly a strong contender for me.

What's your favourite film from Edward Yang?

https://letterboxd.com/film/a-brighter-summer-day/

#牯嶺街少年殺人事件 #EdwardYang #ABrighterSummerDay #taiwancinema #asiancinema #easterncinema #letterboxd #longmovie