THEME EXPLORATION

Taiwan New Cinema

12 films · 3 directors

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

And the Show Goes On

And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen

Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?

Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi

Chronicle of a Summer

Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami

Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea

Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea
1968 · Shirley Clarke

Jean Renoir, le Patron

Jean Renoir, le Patron
1966 · Jacques Rivette

Flying Colors (, incomplete

Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

A founding figure of Taiwan New Cinema who pioneered long takes and non-linear narratives to explore Taiwan's complex history and identity.

Larry Yang Taiwan

Co-founder of Taiwan New Cinema movement whose intricate, multi-layered films examine modern Taiwanese urban life and social transformation.

Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

Contemporary Taiwan auteur known for experimental visual storytelling that captures alienation and cultural displacement in modern Taiwan.