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The Wayward Cloud (JFHK 2022)
Opening on 11-09-2022
HK
114 minutes
Mandarin(English Subtitles)
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Synopsis
Amidst severe water shortage in Taiwan, Shiang-chyi is trying to survive the drought by hoarding plastic bottles and filling them with water from public toilets while Hsiao-kang, a porn actor, climbs to the rooftop in the middle of the night to bathe in the water tank. Survival is hard but loneliness is even harder to endure. Tsai Ming-liang’s characters are like clouds drifting aimlessly through life, in a world without water.The two lost souls cross paths like wandering clouds.
The most audacious film to date from visionary director Tsai Ming-liang, “The Wayward Cloud” is a sequel to “What Time is it There?” and “The Skywalk Is Gone”. The two characters, Hsiao-kang and Shiang-chyi reappear to conclude the trilogy, exploring eroticism, voyeurism and urban alienation. The bodies are constructed in different scenes confined within a confounding series of architectural structures of walkways, driveways, staircases, under the table and rooms to present the claustrophobic sense of space in the urban dwelling. The mechanical and awkward sex scenes left Hsiao-kang in bleak despair and desires unfulfilled. A wordless, contemplative film. Dialogue is reduced to a near ubiquitous silence. The film presented poignant gestures of the decline of human communication and male-female love relations in urban society. Watermelon becomes a perverse sexual imagery throughout the film. Intercut of extravagant, surreal musical numbers adapted from vintage Taiwanese pop songs established a humorous imaginative dimension and became a mean for the characters to express their innermost feelings. The film’s ending may be read as what happens when two clouds eventually collide. Be prepared for the jaw-dropping final scene, both provokingly erotic and profoundly disturbing.
The film contains nudity scenes and sexual content.
Best Feature Film Nomination, Best Director Nomination,
Best Leading Actress Nomination,
‘42th Golden Horse Awards’ 2005 (Taiwan)
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement,
The FIPRESCI, Alfred Bauer Award,
‘Berlin International Film Festival’ 2005 (Germany)
Director
Tsai Ming-liang Cast |
Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, Yang Kuei-mei, Lu Yi-ching, Sumomo Yozakura |
* = Special first show concession tickets available for senior citizens
Please bring your own RealD 3D glasses to enjoy 3D Movies.
Audience without bringing RealD 3D glasses shall purchase a new pair of RealD 3D glasses at cinema box office/ kiosk for HK$10 each.
The Wayward Cloud (JFHK 2022)
Opening on 11-09-2022
HK
114 minutes
Mandarin(English Subtitles)
Synopsis
Amidst severe water shortage in Taiwan, Shiang-chyi is trying to survive the drought by hoarding plastic bottles and filling them with water from public toilets while Hsiao-kang, a porn actor, climbs to the rooftop in the middle of the night to bathe in the water tank. Survival is hard but loneliness is even harder to endure. Tsai Ming-liang’s characters are like clouds drifting aimlessly through life, in a world without water.The two lost souls cross paths like wandering clouds.
The most audacious film to date from visionary director Tsai Ming-liang, “The Wayward Cloud” is a sequel to “What Time is it There?” and “The Skywalk Is Gone”. The two characters, Hsiao-kang and Shiang-chyi reappear to conclude the trilogy, exploring eroticism, voyeurism and urban alienation. The bodies are constructed in different scenes confined within a confounding series of architectural structures of walkways, driveways, staircases, under the table and rooms to present the claustrophobic sense of space in the urban dwelling. The mechanical and awkward sex scenes left Hsiao-kang in bleak despair and desires unfulfilled. A wordless, contemplative film. Dialogue is reduced to a near ubiquitous silence. The film presented poignant gestures of the decline of human communication and male-female love relations in urban society. Watermelon becomes a perverse sexual imagery throughout the film. Intercut of extravagant, surreal musical numbers adapted from vintage Taiwanese pop songs established a humorous imaginative dimension and became a mean for the characters to express their innermost feelings. The film’s ending may be read as what happens when two clouds eventually collide. Be prepared for the jaw-dropping final scene, both provokingly erotic and profoundly disturbing.
The film contains nudity scenes and sexual content.
Best Feature Film Nomination, Best Director Nomination,
Best Leading Actress Nomination,
‘42th Golden Horse Awards’ 2005 (Taiwan)
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement,
The FIPRESCI, Alfred Bauer Award,
‘Berlin International Film Festival’ 2005 (Germany)
Director
Tsai Ming-liang Cast
Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, Yang Kuei-mei, Lu Yi-ching, Sumomo Yozakura
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* = Special first show concession tickets available for senior citizens
Please bring your own RealD 3D glasses to enjoy 3D Movies.
Audience without bringing RealD 3D glasses shall purchase a new pair of RealD 3D glasses at cinema box office/ kiosk for HK$10 each.