Shuwen Wang

Films

All About My Mother — Spain, 1999

Melodrama in its most generous form: mothers, actresses, grief, desire, and chosen family.

Holy Mountain — Chile, 1973

A hallucinatory spiritual fever dream. Bold, avant-garde, symbolism. One of my all-time favorites.

I’m Still Here — Brazil, 2024

A political family drama about disappearance, memory, and quiet resistance. Tender but devastating.

Nostalgia — Russia, 1983

A film of exile, longing, and spiritual exhaustion. I didn’t quite understand everything and I need to rewatch.

Titane — France, 2021

Body horror as liberation, violence as rebirth. Wild, free, and bold.

Yi Yi — Taiwan, 2000

A whole life contained in one family. Anyone who likes Yi Yi is my friend.

The Wedding Banquet — Taiwan, 1993

A warm, clever comedy about family, performance, and the impossible choreography of love. Interesting to see how the western and Chinese culture collide.

Fallen Angels — Hong Kong, 1995

Neon loneliness, romantic chaos, and people drifting through the city like beautiful ghosts. My favorite Wong Kar Wei movie.

It Was Just an Accident — Iran, 2025