Where to start with Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien has 8 films in our catalog with a 6.5+ score. The reasonable entry order is below — most approachable first, deep cuts last. Skip ahead if you already know the early work.
A City of Sadness
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The Time to Live and the Time to Die
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Millennium Mambo
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Three Times
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Flowers of Shanghai
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Café Lumière
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The Puppetmaster
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To Each His Own Cinema
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