The River (1997)
- Original title
- 河流
- Directed by
- Tsai Ming-liang
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 80 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man suffers from a mysterious and persistent neck pain. His parents struggle with their own separate lives, and the family drifts apart as they try to find a way to help him.
bleakslow-burnmelancholicvisually starkunsettlingintimatequiettensealienating
What happens
The River is a 1997 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien, and Lu Yi-ching. The plot centers on a family who has to deal with the son's neck pain. In 2003, a critic called it Tsai's "bleakest film." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Cholera Street (1997)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.