Wang Wei Ming News Today

Edward Yang’s 1994 comedy A Confucian Confusion follows a group of men and women trying to navigate rapid changes in Taiwanese society, and exposes collective insecurities that are as raw as ever.

His dark comedies and family dramas of life in late-20th-century Taiwan depict a generation’s crisis, confronting the forces of finance and globalization.

Multi-tasking: Edward Yang’s 1994 ensemble piece, A Confucian Confusion, wryly weaves references to the ancient philosophy into a relentlessly busy big-city network narrative