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The Skywalk Is Gone
The Skywalk Is Gone
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THE SKYWALK IS GONE

天橋不見了 | Tian qiao bu jian le

Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Taiwan, France, 2002
Drama, Short

Synopsis

Due to the unannounced demolition of a pedestrian overpass in Taipei, a middle-aged woman has to struggle across the busy road with her heavy suitcase. Around the same spot, a girl is looking for a street vendor. But she can’t find him since the Skywalk is gone and she ends up loosing her way.

Synopsis

Due to the unannounced demolition of a pedestrian overpass in Taipei, a middle-aged woman has to struggle across the busy road with her heavy suitcase. Around the same spot, a girl is looking for a street vendor. But she can’t find him since the Skywalk is gone and she ends up loosing her way.

Our take

Chronicling characters who previously appeared in What Time Is It There?, and recur again in The Wayward Cloud, Taiwan’s Tsai Ming-liang crafts this practically perfect short film—a series of vignettes constructed around a central absence. A film full of longing, nostalgic for Taipei’s past.