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Critic J. Hoberman has called Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien “arguably the greatest narrative filmmaker of the past several decades.” Hou’s exquisite work encompasses nostalgic autobiographical sagas of growing up, penetrating examinations of traumatic historical events, and formalist reveries on contemporary life. These six films (all 35mm) are part of an international touring retrospective organized by Richard I. Suchenski (who appears in person on May 24), in collaboration with the Taipei Cultural Center, the Taiwan Film Institute, and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China (Taiwan).