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Hou Hsiao-hsien Three Times (2005) is often described as a "summa" of his career—a film that functions as both a retrospective of his stylistic evolution and a deep meditation on the shifting soul of Taiwan.

Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 2005 masterpiece Three Times is more than just a movie; it is a cinematic time capsule. By casting the same two leads, Shu Qi and Chang Chen, in three distinct stories set in three different eras, Hou creates a profound meditation on love, memory, and the evolution of Taiwan itself. To understand Three Times is to understand the soul of New Taiwanese Cinema. three times hou hsiao hsien