Hou Hsiao-Hsien researches his projects meticulously. For Millennium Mambo, largely set in the hyper-charged twilight world of the Taipei rave scene, he threw himself into youth culture. He hung out at the local discos and even experimented with ecstasy.
Mambo means 'conversations with Gods' in Kikango.
Many of the characters have the same names of the actors that played them.
Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2001 (#03)
Final film of Pauline Chan,