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Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)Rating: 4 Stars (out of 4) Going 'South'By Jeffrey M. Anderson Buy Goodbye South, Goodbye on DVD
Starring: Hsiang Hsi, Kuei-Ying Hsu, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Jack Kao, Ming Kao, Ming Lei, Vicky Wei |
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The third in a series of Hou Hsiao-hsien masterworks to be released
to DVD, Goodbye South, Goodbye is just as essential as the
previous two: The Puppetmaster and Flowers of Shanghai.
Director Hou moves away from those previous period pieces and takes a
more contemporary look at three lost Taiwan youths named Gao, Flatty
(short for Flat Head) and Pretzel, stuck between petty crimes, boredom,
corruption, suicide, encroaching American and Japanese culture (Coke and
cellphones), and the wandering, wandering days. Hou intersperses his
still, observant camera shots with exhilarating traveling shots, down
both mountain and city roads. If you've never seen a Hou film, this is a
good place to start.