FACE

A Taiwanese filmmaker makes a film based on the myth of Salomé at the Louvre. He gives the part of King Herod to the French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. For the box-office, the production company gives the role of Salomé to a famous model. But problems arise as soon as filming begins…

Tsai Ming-liang headed to France for his first feature shot entirely overseas, recruiting the likes of Jean-Pierre Léaud and Jeanne Moreau for a spirited, reflexive tribute to the nouvelle vague. New faces and spaces bring fun ideas, but the formal and thematic motifs keep Face irrepressibly Tsai’s.