French-made documentary, "Métro Lumière", which actually does help provide some of the context for Hsiao-hsien's approach to the film. It includes excerpts from Ozu's films, in particular, "Equinox Flower", to show the parallels with this film, the obvious basis for some of the scenes and situation set-ups.
Released in 2004, Métro Lumière is a documentary and tv movie film from Northern Line Films (France). It was directed by Harold Manning and written by Lee Show-chun and Harold Manning. The cast is led by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Dominique Blanc and Liao Ching-sung. With a runtime of 59m, the film averages 7.0/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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