Goodbye Edward Yang

This book features in-depth interviews with sixteen filmmakers who worked with Edward Yang—Ono, Wu Nien-chen, Ke Yi-cheng, Yu Wei-yan, Shu Guo-zhi, Du Du-zhi, Liao Qing-song, Chen Bo-wen, Chang Hui-gong, Hong Hong, Chen Yi-wen, Wang Wei-ming, Chen Jun-lin, Jin Yanling, Chang Chen, and Ke Yu-lun. These individuals encompass diverse roles, including producer, director, screenwriter, sound engineer, editor, cinematographer, and actor. Speaking from the perspectives of friends, mentors, and students, or drawn from their own professional expertise, these individuals offer a comprehensive and insightful overview of Edward Yang's career, providing a multifaceted and multidimensional portrait of this film philosopher and his work. Through these invaluable firsthand historical materials, and through the recollections, nostalgia, and reflections of these veteran filmmakers who experienced the rise of Taiwanese New Cinema, this book unveils a remarkably moving chapter in Taiwanese cinema history, providing a precious record of the era for those enthusiasts of Taiwanese cinema and offering readers a unique and engaging introduction to Yang's films.
The book includes a Taipei scene map of "Yang-style films", a large number of precious personal photos, director Yang's original hand-drawn manuscripts and a chronology of Yang's works. These are all rare and important reference materials for studying Yang's films and even Taiwanese films.

2014-09-01

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