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The Assassin

2015 · Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien · Taiwan

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A Touch of Zen 1970 · King Hu Cineuropa The Criterion Channel

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Jenkins replied that he watched [The Assassin] with his cinematographer James Laxton, and they studied how Hou would break a scene into four or five different shots. The director was particularly fascinated by the way Hou used foregrounds and midgrounds to create depth and frame characters.

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Long Day's Journey Into Night 2018 · Bi Gan IndieWire The Criterion Channel

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