A Window on Asian Cinema
Once upon a Time in IndiaA well-known fact: India was subjected to British rule beginning with the English victory in 1857. For many years, the British collected a tax called Lagaan from the Indians, claim...
A Window on Asian Cinema
QuittingFor Zhang Yang, family problems, specifically between a father and his son, are the central issue. The director has once again made a film about family problems - his last fi...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The RoadThere′s a film director with a firm belief in the artistic value of movies. Due to the projectionist′s mistake during a film preview, a low-grade film is shown instead of the direc...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Secret BallotSecret Ballot is a road movie-style satirical film attempting to examine an aspect of society through a balloting process. Set in a backcountry town of Iran, a female...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Warm Water under a Red BridgeShohei Imamura′s preoccupation has always been the subject of what it means to be ′Human′ Although his characters may sometimes smell of filth, the point is that they always delve ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Weekend PlotWeekend Plot is the second feature film by Zhang Ming, who adopted modern methods in his last film In Expectation by developing penetrating psychologica...
A Window on Asian Cinema
What Time is It There?Tsai Ming-Liang creates films that are the epitome of cinematic aestheticism in addition to being most memorable reports on isolation. The three protagonists, Hsiao Kang, Hsiao Kan...