One of world cinema's most dynamic and highly regarded auteurs, Hou Hsiao-hsien has influenced entire generations of filmmakers and was once dubbed one of the three directors most crucial to the future of cinema. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present three films from early in his career, Cute Girl, The Green, Green Grass of Home and The Boys from Fengkuei, all making their worldwide debut on Blu-ray. Cute Girl (1980) A young bride-to-be falls for a laid-back land surveyor whilst visiting her family in the countryside. Conceived as a commercial vehicle... for popular Hong Kong singer Kenny Bee, this romantic comedy was Hou Hsiao-hsien's debut feature. The Green, Green Grass of Home (1982) A substitute teacher (again played by Kenny Bee) moves to a remote village, where he falls in love with another teacher at the local school. The Boys from Fengkuei (1983) Three young men leave their fishing village for the city to look for work, where they face some harsh realities about growing up. The film which established Hou Hsiao-hsien as a leading figure of the Taiwanese New Wave, The Boys from Fengkuei was rapturously received in Europe and is often considered the director's first mature masterwork. Features: Limited Edition O-card [2000 copies First Print Run Only] In a 1988 worldwide critics' poll, Multi Award Winning Chinese Director HOU HSIAO-HSIEN was championed as one of the three directors most crucial to the future of cinema The Boys From Fengkuei Won the Golden Montgolfiere Award at the 1984 Nantes Three Continents Festival The Green, Green Grass Of Home Won the Golden Horse Award for Best Child Star (Pin-chun Chou) at the 1982 Golden Horse Film Festival Available for the first time in the UK and for the first time on Blu-ray anywhere in the world [show more]
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Triple bill of earlier works from director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. In 'Cute Girl' (1983) the daughter of a wealthy man becomes enamoured with an easy-going land surveyor when visiting her family in the French countryside, but trouble begins to brew as she is already betrothed to another man. In 'The Green, Green Grass of Home' (1982) a young substitute teacher named Da-Nian (Kenny Bee) has his work cut out for him when he realises there are a number of naughty children in his class who are always getting up to mischief, and a shy pupil might be in need of help. Meanwhile, Da-Nian has fallen in love with his colleague Su-Yun (Meifeng Chen), another teacher at the school. Finally, in 'The Boys from Fengkuei' (1983) three friends depart their hometown in a small fishing village ready to lead a life of adult adventures in the big city. Ready to take up work and leaving their humdrum lives behind, the boys soon realise that growing up isn't as easy as they had first thought.
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