If you loved Eine Stadt der Traurigkeit, try The Puppetmaster
Eine Brücke zwischen einem Film, den du schon gesehen hast, und einem, den kaum jemand kennt. Das teilen sie, und was der zweite macht, was der erste nicht macht.
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Both films are directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Eine Stadt der Traurigkeit, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Puppetmaster is
You’re Li Tien-lu in 1940s Taipei, threading marionettes across a cramped stage while Japanese censors lurk in the back row. The poles move faster than the laws can keep up. A veteran director once shot in black and white on gelatin-silver streets that still smell of wet ink and gunpowder.
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