Best films from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
These are what I think of as the best films (primarily) in the Chinese language, in all its glories and dialects.
The list is not complete, and I'll keep adding more to it. For now, it's arranged in alphabetical order.
-
1. A Assassina
Taiwanese Movie - 2015
My favourite film by Hou Hsiao Hsien. That scene on the mountain, as the mists drift by -- it is worth a thousand Friedrich paintings.
-
2. A City of Sadness
Taiwanese Movie - 1989
Hou Hsiao Hsien's masterpiece, and one of the best films ever made.
-
3. Amor à Flor da Pele
Hong Kong Movie - 2000
Arguably the best film of the twenty-first century.
-
4. Farewell My Concubine
Chinese Movie - 1993
-
5. Flowers of Shanghai
Taiwanese Movie - 1998
-
6. Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Taiwanese Movie - 2003
-
7. Happy Together
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
-
8. Summer Palace
Chinese Movie - 2006
-
9. Taipei Story
Taiwanese Movie - 1985
-
10. Wu Jian
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes