tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post998478116543446518..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Directors of the Decade: Tsai Ming-liangNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24144194007386594972009-11-19T20:00:49.837-05:002009-11-19T20:00:49.837-05:00Thanks for such a wonderful article!
My favorite o...Thanks for such a wonderful article!<br />My favorite of his is Goodbye, Dragon Inn.Knoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47202070069053524792009-11-13T22:24:56.760-05:002009-11-13T22:24:56.760-05:00I haven't seen much Tsai, but I've seen en...I haven't seen much Tsai, but I've seen enough to know that I want to see a lot more.<br /><br />I wasn't sure what to make of the critical reception to Wayward Cloud - yes, it's a challenging film, but it's not like the people who are averse to challenging fare were the only ones trashing it. It's nutty, inspired and by no means hollow stuff.<br /><br />The only other Tsai joint I've seen is I Don't Want to Sleep Alone, a lot of which was quite artfully composed and lovely if forgettable.<br /><br />I have borrowed and looked forward to What Time Is It There several times now, but somehow never got arround to watching it.<br /><br />And also - this is absolutely a fun series - keep 'em coming!Y Kant Goran Ritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058411467996289416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32276362953305267272009-11-13T15:46:36.825-05:002009-11-13T15:46:36.825-05:00I have not seen a lot of Tsai but loved I Don'...I have not seen a lot of Tsai but loved <i>I Don't Want to Sleep Alone</i> and got a huge kick out of <i>Face</i> when it played at the Chicago Film Festival.... there's an early scene (i.e., very long shot) involving an exploding sink that had me in stitches. I actually had to apologize to the person sitting in front of me for how much I laughed during that movie. Not a world-shaker, as Tim says above, but easily deserved a better rap than it got at Cannes (no doubt because they always have the knives out for those films that bow in the last two days, when everyone's crabby and exhausted).<br /><br />Still loving this series!NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34265931300723495252009-11-13T10:29:36.052-05:002009-11-13T10:29:36.052-05:00Quick correction: It was "The Wayward Cloud&q...Quick correction: It was "The Wayward Cloud" that won the Silver Bear in Berlin whereas "I Don`t Want to Sleep Alone" played in Venice, not Berlin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58910673671185276072009-11-13T10:29:28.468-05:002009-11-13T10:29:28.468-05:00What Time is it Their? and Goodbye Dragon Inn are ...What Time is it Their? and Goodbye Dragon Inn are great but they do not hold a candle to The River or I Don't Want to Sleep Alone. The Wayward Cloud is quite wonderful as well.UncleVanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61232381895912190602009-11-12T22:44:35.689-05:002009-11-12T22:44:35.689-05:00oh Vive L'Amour is brilliant (and actually I c...oh Vive L'Amour is brilliant (and actually I consider his best film overall to be The Hole). But for the sake of this series I must only consider films made 2000 or after (I'm like an OCD patient).Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178975866741187681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68180796755266575062009-11-12T22:38:25.947-05:002009-11-12T22:38:25.947-05:00What Time Is It There? is a wonderful film, but fo...What Time Is It There? is a wonderful film, but for me Tsai's masterpiece is still Vive L'Amour (1994). It's very powerful, very touching and as always the mise-en-scene is gorgeous. Also, the ending is to die for. It's still haunting me.Riverdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909360741283210898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-205032226425651202009-11-12T21:47:37.814-05:002009-11-12T21:47:37.814-05:00i love this series so much but it's totally sh...i love this series so much but it's totally shaming me. I must see some of these. What Time IS It There and Goodbye Dragon Inn and actually WayWard Cloud are all films that I have intended to see multiple times but something kept going wrong.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18564748038904632652009-11-12T21:40:47.023-05:002009-11-12T21:40:47.023-05:00I've just added some of his films to my queue,...I've just added some of his films to my queue, he sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the info, Robert. And I just wanna tell you that this series kicks ass. Really beautiful work.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14230870947759950292009-11-12T21:12:22.111-05:002009-11-12T21:12:22.111-05:00He is one of my favorite directors.
This is his o...He is one of my favorite directors. <br />This is his official blog:<br />http://www.wretch.cc/blog/tsaidirectorAngehttp://www.wretch.cc/blog/hhalleberrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74023000403567499462009-11-12T21:11:04.555-05:002009-11-12T21:11:04.555-05:00GREAT choice for this series! I agree with nearly...GREAT choice for this series! I agree with nearly every word you've said here save on one point: my favorite of his films remains <i>Goodbye, Dragon Inn</i>, the first one I saw in a theater (appropriately enough).<br /><br />My take on <i>Face</i> is that it feels a whole lot like "Tsai Ming-Liang Plays His Hits", which is by no means an argument that it's bad, but it lacks freshness compared to his best works. Though it does have musical numbers.<br /><br />At any rate, a brilliant write-up of one of the great living filmmakers. Thanks!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.com