TUE AUG 13, 2024 7:00 PM

FACE

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | ‘Tsai Ming-liang: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

This program is made possible by the Spotlight Taiwan grant from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China (Taiwan), with additional support provided by the Taiwan Academy of the Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles.

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  • RELEASED IN: 2009
  • 141 MINUTES
  • DIRECTED BY: Tsai Ming-liang

ABOUT THE FILM:

In Mandarin and French with English subtitles.

Tsai Ming-Liang brings his regular cast together with legendary French actors, including Jean-Pierre Léaud and Fanny Ardant, for this film commissioned by the Louvre and shot largely on the museum’s premises. A Taiwanese film director, played by Lee Kang-Sheng, mourns the passing of his mother while on a film set in Paris. He relies on silent body gestures to communicate with his French actors, who all seem to have a mind of their own. With the world-renowned art collection as its backdrop, Face is a gorgeously shot and composed work filled with dreamy sequences that resemble performance art installations.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Home Green Films

COUNTRY: Taiwan/France