If you loved Flowers of Shanghai, try The Puppetmaster
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, and they both carry the slow burn, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Flowers of Shanghai, 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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