A Confucian Confusion
Directed by Edward Yang • 1994 • Taiwan
Starring Chen Shiang-chyi, Wang Wei-ming, Joyce Ni
Edward Yang’s first cinematic foray into comedy may have been a surprising stylistic departure, but in its richly novelistic vision of urban discontent, it is quintessential Yang. This relationship roundelay centers on a coterie of young Taipei professionals whose paths converge at an entertainment company where the boundaries between art and commerce, love and business, have become hopelessly blurred. Evoking the chaos of a city infiltrated by Western chains, logos, and attitudes, A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION is an incisive reflection on the role of traditional values in a materialistic, amoral society.
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A Confucian Confusion
Directed by Edward Yang • 1994 • Taiwan
Starring Chen Shiang-chyi, Wang Wei-ming, Joyce NiEdward Yang’s first cinematic foray into comedy may have been a surprising stylistic departure, but in its richly novelistic vision of urban discontent, it is quintessential Yang. This relationship roundel...
Extras
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Edward Yang on A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION
In these excerpts, director Edward Yang answers questions following a 1994 screening of A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION.
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Likely Consequences
This performance of Likely Consequence, a satirical play cowritten and directed by Edward Yang, took place in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1992. That year, Yang founded his own theater company, where the actors—many of whom later appeared in his films—experimented with the heightened dramatic styles that w...
