Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien reunites with his Millennium Mambo and Three Times star Shu Qi for the sublime The Assassin. This historical wuxia finds Shu’s enigmatic woman knight returning from exile and torn between love and duty. An elliptical, enchanting experience.

Anhand von Interviews mit Hirokazu Koreeda, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Bing, Kiyoshi Kurosawa und Jia Zhangke bietet dieses Porträt einen umfassenden Einblick in das bahnbrechende Neue Taiwanesische Kino. Ein unverzichtbares Dokument über eines der bedeutendsten Kapitel im Kino des 20. Jahrhunderts.

For the second feature to be shot outside of his native Taiwan, Hou Hsiao-hsien ventured to Paris for this lyrical masterpiece. Starring Juliette Binoche, and captured in swooning tracking shots by cinematographer Lee Ping Bing, The Flight of the Red Balloon is a work of warm and delicate wonder.