HSIMENG RENSHENG

Hsiao Hsien HOU
  • 1993
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films
Jury Prize (Ex-aequo) 1993

Li Tien Lu is the world’s most famous puppet master. Born in Taïwan on the wake of World War I, he lived through the Japanese occupation, and American bombings of his country. Now eighty-four, reflects on the forces that shaped his life: “My hands breathed life into my puppet figures. I created them and directed the drama of their fates, almost as though I were God himself. But the reality is that, with someone above me pulling the strings, I, too, am a mere puppet…”

Directed by : Hsiao Hsien HOU
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 142 minutes

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BAWANG BIEJI

BAWANG BIEJI

Kaige CHEN
BODY SNATCHERS

BODY SNATCHERS

Abel FERRARA
BROKEN HIGHWAY

BROKEN HIGHWAY

Laurie MC INNES
DOUBA-DOUBA

DOUBA-DOUBA

Alexandre KHVAN
FALLING DOWN

FALLING DOWN

Joel SCHUMACHER
FIORILE

FIORILE

Paolo TAVIANI, Vittorio TAVIANI
FRAUDS

FRAUDS

Stephan ELLIOTT
FRIENDS

FRIENDS

Elaine PROCTOR
KING OF THE HILL

KING OF THE HILL

Steven SODERBERGH
LA SCORTA

LA SCORTA

Ricky TOGNAZZI
LIBERA ME

LIBERA ME

Alain CAVALIER
LOUIS, ENFANT ROI

LOUIS, ENFANT ROI

Roger PLANCHON
MA SAISON PRÉFÉRÉE

MA SAISON PRÉFÉRÉE

André TÉCHINÉ
MAGNIFICAT

MAGNIFICAT

Pupi AVATI
MAZEPPA

MAZEPPA

BARTABAS
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Kenneth BRANAGH
NAKED

NAKED

Mike LEIGH
SPLITTING HEIRS

SPLITTING HEIRS

Robert M. YOUNG
THE PIANO

THE PIANO

Jane CAMPION