A minor tour de force and only a true master can make it look simple: we follow a woman at the hectic Puduraya bus station in Kuala Lumpur; Puccini composed Madame Butterfly. The relationship between that opera and Tsai’s film seems a mystery, but is not unfathomable.
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Letting Off
A young man works at a convenience store and gets caught up in the lies he tells to avoid losing face. A realistic, yet hopeful… -
Remembrance
A film with the nostalgic scent of good coffee. Farewell to a female dancer and a coffee shop. Tsai Ming-liang plays the man saying goodbye.
Film details
- Productielanden
- France, Taiwan
- Jaar
- 2009
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2010
- Lengte
- 35'
- Medium/Formaat
- Betacam SP PAL
