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The River (1997)
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
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A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.
Length 116 minutes
Actors
Lee Kang-Sheng | Tien Miao | Lu Yi-Ching | Chen Shiang-Chyi | Ann Hui | Chen Chao-jung | Yang Kuei-Mei | Lin Hsiao-Lan | Zhang Long | Shi Chen
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/22/2020 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Challenging and unique film that is unmistakably Tsai Ming-liang. Possibly the most dialogue I’ve heard in one of his films. This is a good example of a movie that benefit seeing it in theater on a big screen (with a better print than this dated DVD which does not look very good). Having seen the other Tsai films at Doc Films where I could really focus and be absorbed by the movies, viewing this one at home my mind would drift during those still shots that pause on the scene. If I got the chance to see this on the big screen I would definitely do it. But it is an uncomfortable watch as Lee Kang-sheng is very convincing with having this neck pain.
I do love seeing that shopping mall in the opening scene. It’s the same one seen in THE SKYWALK IS GONE five years later.
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