New Taiwanese Cinema 1987 - early 2000's
Taiwan was under martial law between 1949 and 1987, after ceasing to be a Japanese colony and receiving an influx of mainland Chinese. This was imposed by Kuomintang authorities to curtail the emergence of dissidents and Communist sympathisers. Through the recent Garden Cinema's 10-film "New Taiwanese Cinema" series, we were surprised to learn that these avant-garde films were produced by the central government’s CMPC (Central Motion Picture Corporation 1954). A merger of Agricultural Education Film and Taiwan Film, the company set a remit to nurture young directors towards an authentic, non-commercial Taiwanese cinema. These films show urban and rural lives grappling with rapid, challenging economic and environmental change. If you are a film buff, look at Anna Liu's Taiwanese Film list below.
Anna Liu’s very opinionated Taiwanese Film List
Taiwanese Film List: top of my list
悲情城市 A City of Sadness, 1989, Directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
一一 A One and a Two, 2000, Directed by Edward Yang
看見台灣 Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from above, 2013， Directed by Chi Po-lin
牯嶺街少年殺人事件,A Bright Summer’s Day, 1991, Directed by Edward Yang
Taiwanese Film List: watched
1. 最好的時光 Three Times, 2005, Directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
2. 童年往事In Our time, 1982, multiple directors
3. 青少年哪吒Rebels of the Neon God, 1992
4. 兒子的大玩偶The Sandwich Man, 1983
5. 愛情萬歲 Vive L’Amour, 1994
6. 童年往事,A Time to Live, A Time to Die, 1985
7. 海上花,Flowers of Shanghai, 1998
8. 刺客聶隱娘The Assassin, 2015
9. 風櫃來的人The Boys from Fengkuei, 1983
Taiwanese Film List: want to watch
陣頭 Din Tao: Leader of the Parade, 2012, directed by Fun Kai
大佛普拉斯 The Great Buddha, 2017, Directed by Huang Hsin-Yao
少女小三魚，Siao Yu, 1995, Directed by Sylvia Chang
洞，The Hole, 1998, Directed by Tsai Ming Liang
獨立時代，A Confucian Confusion, 1994, Directed by Edward Yang