Kang-sheng Lee,
Shiang-chyi Chen,
Kiyonobu Mitamura,
Tien Miao,
Shih Chung-tien
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In a cavernous movie palace, King Hu's classic 1968 film Dragon Inn plays for a sparse crowd. As the movie progresses, the ticket-taker makes dinner, cleans the bathroom, and checks in on the projecti... read more
DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
Stats: 146 reviews
Literally plodding... but entrancing take on filmgoing as both communal act and private quest for validation. Movie theater as bathouse.
Total art film - I see some lonely Antonioni in the architecture and some funny Tati in the setups and timing. Oh, and ghosts - lots of gh... read more
This is a truly under-appreciated film. It's a beautiful story about letting go. It is basically a silent film, though -- the first line of dialogue doesn't appear until 40 minutes into the film, so its not for everyone. It's more art than just a casual bleh-popcorn-movie film.
Tsai's ode to the death of the old movie theaters in our times of televisions, DVDs and huge multiplexes. The most minimalistic film I've seen. I counted only 10 short lines of dialogue in the entire film, with the first line 44 minutes into the film. Tsai uses extremely long... read more
This was more interesting than Dragon Inn its predecessor, the scenes were well written and scripted. a must see for martial art lovers
Idiosyncratic, oddball movie that is both funny and moody. Full Review
This is one of the most gorgeous and maturely composed movies you'll see this year. Full Review
The real star of the movie is the doomed movie house itself, and the dominant subtext is the emotional transaction between the viewer and his (or her) more vividly vicarious adventures projected on-sc... Full Review
What really sticks with you is the picture's aura of twilight vibrancy, and the deep pleasure Tsai takes in savoring subtle emotions that other filmmakers might not even register. Full Review
A droll gem that celebrates movie love with feeling and deadpan humor. Full Review
A loving tribute to cinema by Tsai Ming-liang, one of Taiwan's most accomplished and popular directors.
A movie of elegant understatement and considerable formal intelligence. Full Review
This feels like short film material stretched exasperatingly thin but nonetheless casts a certain sad spell, graced by moments of droll observational humor. Full Review
It certainly stands as Tsai's most skillful work -- he manages to keep viewer attention for a full 81 minutes with a minimum of action and dialogue.
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