also known as Jiao you
Stray Dogs2013
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Each shot/scene stands on its own as a story that both reveals and conceals. At times it could almost be a documentary (an entire meal consumed; rituals of washing and cleaning) but a documentary would have some kind of explanation of why these events take place and how they fit into a larger world. Instead these events are narrated to us, asking us to think about what is told and how. The first shot of the film prepares everything that follows.
Starring
- Lee Kang-sheng - Father
- Yang Kuei-Mei - Woman
- Chen Shiang-chyi - Woman
- Lee Yi-cheng - Son
- Lee Yi-chieh - Daughter
- Lu Yi-Ching - Woman
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Each shot/scene stands on its own as a story that both reveals and conceals. At times it could almost be a documentary (an entire meal consumed; rituals of washing and cleaning) but a documentary would have some kind of explanation of why these events take place and how they fit into a larger world. Instead these events are narrated to us, asking us to think about what is told and how. The first shot of the film prepares everything that follows.
Brutal, beautiful, Tsai's best work since I Don't Want to Sleep Alone(2006). Kang-sheng Lee is wonderful as usual. Simultaneously distant but warm, engaging yet aloof. The three headed DP's Tsai employed for this film work perfectly together: Pen-Jung Liao, Ching-Hsin Lu and Wen Zhong Sung. The most visually potent of anything in Tsai's oeuvr ..
probably a 10_i love this film_everything about it_magic poetry mystery beauty tears & time_love the kids the dad the woman the dogs the wall the mystery the time_it's all totally amazing and beautiful it barely moves_but it does at a magic pace_really a powerful film_every shot is beautiful XXXXXXXXX