Friday, March 18, 2011

Tsai Ming-Liang



I'm not sure what to say about these films.  They are unusual but they seem significant. Mostly I just think that they are kind of great.  They aren't comedies but they aren't, uh, not comedies either.  Tsai Ming-Liang has a way of combining delicate contemplative style with the absurd in a pretty fantastic way.  It took me nearly 2 months to decide that I liked What Time is it There? but now I'm sure that I like it.  There is an appearance from Jean-Pierre Leaud in it, trying to pick up a girl in a cemetary.  The Hole is a musical splashed with science fiction, but somehow still beautiful and subtle.  You should watch them.





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