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Face (2009)
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
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Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
Length 138 minutes
Actors
Lee Kang-Sheng | Lu Yi-Ching | Fanny Ardant | Jean-Pierre Léaud | Laetitia Casta | Norman Atun | Jeanne Moreau | Nathalie Baye | Mathieu Amalric | Chen Shiang-Chyi | Chen Chao-jung | Yang Kuei-Mei | Tsai Ming-liang | Samuel Ganes | François Rimbau | Olivier Martinaud
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08/2020 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Quick notes. Will update more later
Love doc films but the drive down today was the worst yet
Jewish cinefile sleeping during the movie
Absurd provocative and the most dialogue of any Tsai Ming-Liang feature I’ve seen
The Kang-sheng/Amalric scene is the second hottest/sexy scene I’ve experienced in a Tsai flick
No poster image shows up for this log despite there being one right before I logged it
From Doc Films:
“Commissioned by and largely shot within the Louvre, Face is Tsai’s mediation on the post-colonial cinematic process and an ode to Truffaut. Here Hsaio-kang directs a filmic retelling of Strauss’s operatic retelling of Wilde’s theatrical retelling of the biblical Salome—-starring none other than Jean-Pierre Léaud (Truffaut’s own Lee Kang-sheng)—all the while struggling with the loss of his mother. Full of fantastical, gorgeous images responding to the Louvre’s collection, Face highlights Tsai’s painterly stylized compositions.”
Last movie seen at Doc Films? Last 35mm film seen before the lockdown.
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