Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien retires from film-making due to dementia
He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Horse Awards in 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Horse Awards in 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hou's long-time working partner, screenwriter Chu Tien-wen, previously clarified that Hou was not suffering from Parkinson’s disease but said he had poor memory due to old age.
The news, which IndieWire has confirmed, was shared at a screening of one of the Taiwanese director's films in London on October 23.
Hou Hsiao-hsien is now retired from filmmaking due to dementia, an early-onset form of which he's been battling for a few years.