When it comes to getting into Taiwanese cinema, it's hard to deny that there are a lot of good titles to choose from. It has long been a quiet powerhouse, equally thoughtful, poetic, and deeply human.

The star of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 'Millennium Mambo' and 'The Assassin' gets behind the camera for the first time in a portrait of family violence set in 1980s Taiwan. By Jordan Mintzer Outside her home ...