Edward Yang - Kong bu fen zi (恐怖份子) ('The Terrorizers') (1986)

Terrorizer, released in 1986, continues along the path laid out by Taipei Story. Yang, never one to back away from a complex narrative, structures the plot around six primary characters, whose lives are gradually revealed as dramatically intertwined. An upper-class young photographer and his girlfriend, a female criminal known as the White Chick; Chou and Li, a married couple on the outs; and the woman's magazine editor boyfriend form the primary nodes of this unit. Again, however, Yang is most intrigued by the dynamics of the romantic relationship, and specifically the failing relationship…[…]