Taiwan Film Directors: A Treasure Island (Film and Culture Series)

"Focusing on the work of four contemporary filmmakers—Ang Lee, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Tsai Ming-liang—the authors explore how these filmmakers broke from tradition, creating a cinema that is both personal and insistent on examining Taiwan's complex history. Featuring stills, anecdotes, and close readings of films, the authors consider the influence of Hong Kong and martial arts films, directors' experiments with autobiography, the shifting fortunes of the Taiwanese film industry, and Taiwan cinema in the context of international cinema's aesthetics and business practices."-- Site de l'éditeur The Year 2003 Marked The Fiftieth Anniversary Of James Watson's And Francis Crick's Discovery Of The Structure Of Dna, Which Began A Revolution In The Biological Sciences And Radically Altered The Way Humans View Life And Themselves. In This Poetic Account Erwin Fleissner, An Eminent Cancer Researcher And Teacher, Offers A Personal And Professional Reflection On The Most Significant Developments In Molecular Genetics And Cell Biology Over The Past Fifty Years. Vital Harmonies Is A Sweeping Look At These Crucial Scientific Advances And An Insider's Perspective On What Scientists Have Actually Learned From Them. Contrasting The Humanistic Side Of Scientific Research With More Deterministic Or Mechanical Explanations Of Life Processes, Fleissner Discusses Everything From Natural Selection To The Tradition Of Rational Inquiry Stemming From The Enlightenment. He Goes On To Describe The Structures Of Macromolecules And Their Organizing Principles As Well As Cancer Genes, Stem Cells, And The Human Genome Project. He Also Explores Neuronal Cells And The Emergence Of Consciousness And How Biological Evolution Is The Foundation Of Our Personal Reality As Well As Our Global Responsibility. Fleissner Asserts That Scientific Investigations Cannot Negate Our Essential Humanness Nor Should The Public Fear Them. Taking An Optimistic Perspective, He Argues That A Deeper Knowledge Of Ourselves As Biological Entities Will Provide Us, Ultimately, With Greater Health, Serenity, And Self-knowledge. Vital Harmonies Gives Readers, Whatever Their Background, An Engaging Analysis Of Some Of The Most Important Questions Facing Humanity Today. Focusing on the work of four contemporary filmmakers#x97;Ang Lee, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Tsai Ming-liang#x97;the authors explore how these filmmakers broke from tradition, creating a cinema that is both personal and insistent on examining Taiwan's complex history. Featuring stills, anecdotes, and close readings of films, the authors consider the influence of Hong Kong and martial arts films, directors' experiments with autobiography, the shifting fortunes of the Taiwanese film industry, and Taiwan cinema in the context of international cinema's aesthetics and business practices This is a well-illustrated, in-depth study of Taiwanese film and its most celebrated film directors. Focusing on extraordinarily rich work of four contemporary film makers - Ang Lee, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao- hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, the authors explore how these filmmakers broke from tradition. Davis at Uni of New South Wales. This is a study of Taiwanese film and its some of most celebrated directors, focusing on the rich body of work from four contemporary filmmakers - Ang Lee, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang