Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Which movies have, from the very first frame, given you the sense you’re being guided by a masterful artist? Which opening shots are worthy of close study?

(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) “To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.” (de Chirico) “For years I have been mourning and not for my dead, […]