Dust in the Wind
Mar 21, 2015
(1986, 110 min, 35mm)
Please note screening locations!
Saturday, March 21 at Northwest Film Forum with introduction by Sean Gilman
Tuesday, March 24 at the Grand Illusion Cinema
"Although the combination of lengthy shots and, in the early work, a relatively static camera has given Hou Hsiao-hsien an exaggerated reputation as a minimalist, his is above all a cinema of movement. The mobile train shot that begins Dust in the Wind, one of the key films of Taiwan’s New Cinema, generates a visceral sensation of forward momentum while also looking back to the medium’s nineteenth century origins. Hou vividly captures the confusion of young adulthood, but maintains a clear-eyed distance on the vicissitudes of ordinary lives by repeatedly returning to the landscape imagery of the opening shots. Based on the memories of screenwriter Wu Nien-jen, Dust in the Wind is both absorptive and reflective, encouraging viewers to continually refine their understanding of preceding scenes even when immersed in the unfolding present. —Richard I. Suchenski"
Please note screening locations!
Saturday, March 21 at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Avenue—Buy Advance Tickets >
Tuesday, March 24 at the Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 Northeast 50th Street—Buy Advance Tickets >
- Part of our series Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien—read more >