Spotlight on Edward Yang
A Confucian Confusion
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11m
Learn why programmer Dennis Lim considers Edward Yang one of the most important filmmakers of the late twentieth century in this introduction to the Taiwanese New Wave director’s essential body of work. Across a small but potent filmography, Yang charted the complex history of his time—as Taiwan emerged from military rule in the ’80s and was rocked by the tides of global capitalism in the ’90s—exploring how larger forces were reshaping human lives and relationships.
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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...
