From Gregg Araki to Wong Kar Wai, the ‘90s were alive with rich cinematic visions of youth and urban alienation. Tsai Ming-liang’s debut might be the best of both worlds: a cast of melancholy souls tirelessly search for themselves in Taipei’s streets and find what or may not be a false idol…
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Venice, Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs is an exceedingly beautiful and heartbreaking gem. The film brings out a rare intensity from its performers through its mise-en-scène, as incredible close-ups and audacious camera placements stun in this formal masterpiece.
Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng’s masterwork is one of their simplest and sweetest propositions. A dialogue-free ode to carnal and spiritual longing that speaks profoundly to our contemporary moment, Days is a film about kinship, healing, and curative connections that tingles with anticipation.
Una notte, il regista ha percorso le vie di Hong Kong per girare questa ninna nanna urbana. Ispirato alla famosa canzone popolare cinese che sentiamo, The Night è il nuovo corto di un titano del cinema, le cui brillanti vignette notturne sembrano il negativo di un giorno il cui ricordo sta scemando.
Con interviste a Hirokazu Kore’eda, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Bing, Kiyoshi Kurosawa e Jia Zhangke, il documentario offre una prospettiva accurata del nuovo cinema taiwanese. Una fonte essenziale di uno dei capitoli più significativi del cinema del XX secolo.
