If you loved The Puppetmaster, try A City of Sadness
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 mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Puppetmaster, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What A City of Sadness is
Taiwan’s White Terror meets a family saga. A clan fractures under KMT pressure between 1947 and 1987. The era’s quiet violence lingers through Hou’s layered long takes.
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