I saw it two and a half years ago with german subtitles at the vienna film festival, and i. Jan 29, 2016 in your notebook today you find the barely recognisable words a howl against modernity and recall that they were put there during a screening at the south london gallery of the hole 1998 by tsai mingliang the malaysianborn taiwanese art house director. The summaries were more vague than helpful and, although it did sum up each scene in general, it did little in helping a person understanding the small. Feature 1992 rebels of the neon god 1994 vive l amour 1996 the river 1998 hole 2001 what time is it there. Apr 06, 2015 tsai ming liang, the malaysianborn, taiwanbased film director, has occupied a central position within the taiwanese new wave, and shined internationally within the realms of slow cinema and even beyond. Hsiaokang, a clueless customerless shopkeeper in a quarantine zone, begins picking at a hole left by. Surreal, erotic, outrageous, tsai ming liang s the wayward cloud is a ravishing, vibrant, truly original musical, a radical development from the internationallyacclaimed director of the river and the hole. Caroline benjo, carole scotta and peggy chiao present. Popular videos tsai mingliang tsai mingliang topic. Perhaps the most harrowing of tsai ming liang s meditations on urban isolation and communication breakdown, the river is a reliably demanding exponent of the taiwanese filmmakers cinema.
In the hole, lees character is as passive and hard to read as ever tsai mingliang once delightedly described lees acting style as resembling that of a robot in slowmotion. He has written and directed ten feature films and has also directed many short films and television films. His second feature film, vive lamour 1994, won the golden lion best picture at the 1994 venice film festival. Tsai mingliang great director profile senses of cinema. Chen chaojung, left, and lee kangsheng in tsai ming liang s rebels of the neon god.
Critics of tsai s films usually emphasise what they interpret as tsai s relentless pessimism. The river directed by tsai ming liang written by tsai, yang bi ying, and tsai. The hole is the fourth feature film by malaysianborn taiwanese art house director tsai ming liang, following rebels of the neon god 1992, vive lamour 1994 and the river 1996. Representation of spaceplace in tsai ming liangs the hole. A tsai ming liang film ill just dump my rubbish anywhere. Tsai mingliang talks about stray dogs financial times. Hsiao kang offers her a glass of water through the hole, and she drinks it. Chen chaojung, left, and lee kangsheng in tsai mingliangs rebels of the neon god. Reason is a a disease that pass from the bugs which causes strange changes in peoples life styles like fear of light. The easiest way to caption and translate any video, with crowdsourcing, volunteers, and professional services. Cai mingliang born 27 october 1957 is a malaysiantaiwanese filmmaker. A bizarre epidemic has broken out in taipei and the city is under quarantine.
In 1994, his film vive lamour was awarded the golden lion award at the venice film festival, and this helped establish a place for him in the world of international film. While the woman downstairs finds herself drowning in water leaks, the man upstairs becomes increasingly intrigued by his. Travis jeppesen on anatomy of loneliness the films of tsai. The hole tsai ming liang, 1998 grace chang by neyfa. Sep 20, 20 at the venice film festival, near the end of taiwanese director tsai mingliangs stray dogs, there was an unbelievably long, static, silent shot. This film, like the hole, features several musical numbers between tsais.
Sep 02, 2017 tsai mingliang, iconoclastic art house darling and purveyor of toughlove cinema, admits to being baffled why so many parties approached him to make a virtual reality movie. It is this aspect that makes tsais films something more than cinema, more akin to poetry. This appeared, in a somewhat different form, in the april 14, 2000 issue of the chicago reader. In his 1998 film the hole i believe that tsai ming liang hit a breaking point with his portrayal of apartments that flood, crack up, or fall apart. Along with edward yang and hou hsiaohsien, tsai ming liang became one of taiwans most prominent directors during the 1990s. Tsai ming liang statecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. A tsai mingliang film ill just dump my rubbish anywhere. I think this setting serves as an insight into how the main character views society. The hole, also known as the last dance, is a 1998 dramamusical film directed by tsai mingliang. Born in kuching, malaysia, he graduated from the drama and cinema department of the chinese cultural university of taiwan and worked as a theatrical producer and tv director. Yes, its pace is slow, and yes its depressing, but theres a lot of beauty here, and there are signs of what tsai ming liang would go onto accomplish in subsequent films. Hsiaokang lee kangsheng is the same alienated youth whose chance encounter with shiangchyi chen shiangchyi provided the spark that fueled tsai s earlier films.
Dong the hole tsai ming liang, 1998 grace chang youtube. Rebels of the neon god 1992 720p blu ray x 264 meli te. At least when youre reading the subtitles your eyes would be on the actors action on the stage. Tsai mingliang s films include what time is it there. Only two years after it was made, tsai mingliangs the hole looks like a film very much of its time. Software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd featured image all images latest this just in flickr commons occupy wall street flickr cover art usgs maps.
After a repairman accidently drills a hole in the floor of an apartment, two neighbors become intimately aware of the others presence. Its often hard to read in the cold light of day and you might wonder quite why you do this. The river rating masterpiece directed by tsai ming liang written by tsai. Tsai mingliangs films include what time is it there. Defying evacuation orders, a woman and a man remain in their apartments. While edward yangs expansive, multigenerational intimate epic of life in modern day taiwan has made him an arthouse star and hou hsiaohsiens contemplative and primarily historical films have won him a warm and secure place in almost every serious. One of world cinemas most significant auteurs, tsai mingliang. Jacques picoux, penjung liao, mingliang tsai, jukuan hsiao, fengchyt jiang, peggy. The most audacious film to date from visionary director tsai ming liang, the wayward cloud is about a porn actor and the museum tour guide who enters into a strange relationship with him, unaware of his profession. Taiwanese director tsai ming liang previously won top awards for his 1994 vive l. Set in taipei like his other movies save for parts of what time is it there. Tsai mingliang on his new approach to filmmaking and why days. Since then, his perfect embodiment of an antiactor has had a profound impact on my work.
This provides us with an opportunity to discuss about urban design literature and to know what lessons these narratives may provide in helping us analyzing the movie. Those infected scuttle, seek, and scatter like cockroaches. In this regard, analyzing movies is crucial for urban design as movies characterize the. What made this retrospective especially enticing was the screening of two features which had never shown in montreal, goodbye, dragon inn 2003 and his most recent film, the wayward cloud 2005, plus several shorts which had also never shown in. Travis jeppesen anatomy of loneliness the films of tsai mingliang runs through the month of september at the kino arsenal in berlin. All films will be screened in dvd format in chinese with english subtitles. Acclaimed auteur tsai ming liang rebels of the neon god, vive lamour directs the film, which won silver bear at the berlin international film festival. The film is set during an epidemic that is wiping out taiwans population. The woman catches the disease and crawls into the toilet paper fort that she made. Tsai ming liang s days blends his usual slowcinema style with a dose of personal filmmaking consistent with his and longtime collaborator lee kangshengs advancing years. The films of tsai mingliang in the context of the new. Critics of tsai s films usually emphasise what they interpret as tsai s relentless pessimism about the state of human relations in the postmodern urban dystopias. Taiwanese director tsai mingliang previously won top awards for his 1994 vive lamour at.
His idiosyncratic oeuvre continues to enthrall audiences. Not much else to say without spoiling, as it is only 9 minutes long. He has written and directed ten feature films and has. Tsai ming liangs hole is a film about loneliness that is set somewhere in taipei where people are advised to leave by government.
May 24, 2012 tsai mingliangs collaboration to chacun son cinema. A plumber, checking a leak, makes a hole in the mans floor and leaves. In the narrowness of these enclosed spaces, the world becomes so much bigger. He lays down next to the hole and sticks his leg into it. It is another in tsai ming liang s walker series, with the usual beautiful contrasting of extreme methodical slowness and relentless life rushing by, this time set in france with a brief cameo from denis lavant who of course fits perfectly into this milieu. Tsai ming liang s days puts aging and mortality on display. A man and a woman are connected by a hole between their apartments formed by an unending water leak. He has written and directed 10 feature films and has also directed many short films and television films. A mysterious virus causes the inflicted to behave like cockroaches. Directed by tsai ming liang mandarin chinese with english subtitles. Directed by tsai ming liang, 1998, 95 minutes the final days of the year 1999 prove to be a bleak and chaotic time in taipei. Every film by director tsai ming liang has starred the laconic, enigmatic lee kangsheng.
In 1991, i was producing a tv show, a halfhour drama about a juniorhighschool student, and i was looking for a new face for the lead role. The hole by tsai mingliang a few words a week on art. Leisure time features began in 1992 with a commitment to distributing films of political and social importance, as well as films showing formal and aesthetic innovation. I really enjoyed journey to the west, also on cinema guilds stray dogs disc. Central pictures corporation as part of a program to promote upandcoming. Taiwanese director tsai mingliang previously won top awards for his 1994 vive l amour at. The first full retrospective of tsai mingliangs films in chicago, playing. Tsai mingliang and a cinema of slowness song hwee lim honolulu.
Director tsai ming liang interjects incongruous action as the woman indulges in fantasies of herself as the lead singer in popular 1950s songanddance numbers, the only moments to relieve this. City without tears tsai mingliang s the river posted february 14, 2018. The films of tsai mingliang in the context of the new taiwanese cinema taiwans rapid transformation resulted in a collective character that tends towards reflection and nostalgia for the old life, and a certain dissatisfaction with contemporary life and modernisation chiao hsiung ping, the distinct taiwanese and hongkong cinemas. Hsiaokang, a clueless, customerless shopkeeper in a quarantine zone, begins picking at a hole left by a. Introduction on february 2 by alex wen of subtitle magazine. His films regularly appeared in festivals around the globe and he received lavish praise from film critics worldwide. We have had the privilege of speaking with taiwanbased filmmakermaster of slow cinema tsai mingliang three.
Select one of the letters to view a proper section of titles list. At the 1998 cannes film festival, this taiwanesefrench drama won a fipresci award, given by international critics. Mingliang tsai celebrity profile check out the latest mingliang tsai photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. At the venice film festival, near the end of taiwanese director tsai mingliang s stray dogs, there was an unbelievably long, static, silent shot. She hasnt seen him since, and has no idea what he is doing near her apartment building. The hole tsai ming liang, 1998 introduction on january 31 by jennifer reeder.
I remember how radical this seemed for asian cinema in the mid90s, with no dialog for the first 20odd minutes, all the surreptitious voyeurism, that initial extended cruising scene, the hints of gay desire from hsiaokang for ahjung note the character names are derived from the actors names, and the long static shots of. Tsai is one of the most celebrated second new wave film directors of taiwanese cinema. Mingliang tsai dong aka the hole 1998 cinema of the world. We have extended shots of patrons using the restrooms, of a cat taking refuge from the rain, and of the screen being cleaned once the movie is done, but once more, words cannot. Face by tsai mingliang has been commissioned and coproduced by the musee du louvre as opus 1 of the new series the louvre invites filmmakers. Ballad of narayama the ballad of narayama is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. The hole by tsai mingliang sometimes when you are watching a movie in the dark you reach for your notebook and pen to scribble down a thought about what you are experiencing. In this touching documentary, tsai sits down with his muse in the abandoned taiwan house they bought together, and they share an afternoon of reminiscence, unprecedented reflection, and a.
Born in malaysia in 1957, tsai moved to taiwan 20 years later and graduated from the chinese cultural university in 1982. We hope you find this catalog meets some of your needs in providing provocative, new and illuminating films as well as reintroducing some classic films from the past. New york, november 1517, 2009 malaysianborn, taiwanbased filmmaker tsai mingliang and his longterm collaborator, actor lee kangsheng, met with the audience at the asia societys new york center for the faces of tsai mingliang film series november 21, 2009. The hole screening and what time is it there screening view event details. I dont want to sleep alone, the wayward cloud, goodbye dragon inn the cinema is shot at once with great mundanity and great romance. Rebelsoftheneongod1992720pblurayx264melitetsaimingliangeng. The star of this film is the hole and the contents. Representation of spaceplace in tsai ming liangs the hole to address this issue. Tsai ming liang malaysia, 1957 he is one of the most prominent film directors of the new cinema movement in taiwan. Tsai mingliang occupies a peculiar point in the bright and expanding constellation of internationally successful taiwanese filmmakers. This acclaimed, festivalwinning drama tells the story of a man with a troubled family and a surreal ailment.
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