Vive L'Amour (1994)

Original title

愛情萬歲

Directed by

Tsai Ming-liang

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 158 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three people in Taipei drift through empty apartments and fleeting encounters. They search for connection but remain isolated from each other and themselves.

slow-burnmelancholicquietlonelycontemplativedetachedunsettlingunderstated

What happens

Vive L'Amour (traditional Chinese: 愛情萬歲; simplified Chinese: 爱情万岁; pinyin: Àiqíng wànsuì; lit. 'long live love') is a 1994 Taiwanese New Wave romantic drama film directed by Tsai Ming-liang, starring Lee Kang-sheng, Yang Kuei-mei and Chen Chao-jung. The film had its world premiere at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, the festival's top prize. While the film was widely critically acclaimed by most film critics and cinephiles when it was first released, its vague storyline, slow pace and cinematic techniques resulted in an average box office turnout. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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