Taipei.

25°N · 121°E · 1980–2020

88Works indexed

2000Peak year

Field note in preparation

The editorial field note for Taipei is being written. For now, explore the region through the field map →

Composition · by field

Currents · cultural flows

In conversation with.

→ hong-kong 2000 film

second wave

Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien develop, in Taipei, a slower, longer cinematic grammar than Wong Kar-wai is using contemporaneously in Hong Kong. The current carries that grammar east-to-west and back; Yi Yi and In the Mood for Love are in dialogue, not competition.