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Edward Yang ( Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 [1] – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema.
Born on November 6, 1947 in Shanghai, China, Edward Yang has become one of the most talented international filmmakers of his generation. Along with Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Tsai Ming-Liang, Yang ranks among the leading artists of the Taiwanese New Wave, and one of the world's most brilliant auteurs.
Apr 9, 2022 · Ranking the catalogue of one of the most consistent filmmakers ever feels like a pointless endeavor, a disservice to such a brilliant output of films. Edward Yang never made a bad movie, leaving us with seven features that all stand as valuable filmmaking of its own.
Nov 17, 2021 · Considered by critics as one of the greatest directors of all time, Edward Yang was a pioneer of Taiwan’s New Wave movement. Here are four films you can watch now. November 17, 2021. Text James Balmont.
Dec 21, 2023 · Later in 1982, Yang wrote and directed a short story, Desire, also known as Expectations, for the omnibus film In Our Time, an early landmark of what came to be known as the Taiwanese New Wave.
Yang’s acclaimed films capture the zeitgeist of 1980s and 1990s Taipei – its boomtown energy, quickened pace and endless construction – with extraordinary depth and visual style.
Jan 11, 2024 · Edward Yang’s States of Flux. His dark comedies and family dramas of life in late-20th-century Taiwan depict a generation’s crisis, confronting the forces of finance and globalization. Vikram...
