Edward Yang

by John Anderson

Having largely given up on a career in film, Edward Yang had been working as a computer engineer for several years when he saw Herzog's Aguirre, Wrath of God. Inspired to return to film, Yang, along with a handful of other filmmakers, including the great Hou Hsiao-hsien, went on to found the Taiwanese New Wave of the early 1980s.

Film critic John Anderson's Edward Yang offers a comprehensive overview of the work of the writer-director--already...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252072367
• ISBN13: 9780252072369
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.3"