Archive of films Days / Rizi
Taiwan
2020, 126 min
Section:
Imagina
Year: 2021
In this zen picture about devotion, of fleeting intimacy in the heart of the anonymous urban jungle, and our continuous fusion with the present, Taiwanese master Tsai Ming-liang demonstrates utmost tenderness as he films the body of his long-time partner Lee Kang-sheng. Days is a work which refreshes the senses and invites us to radically slow down the pace and sharpen our perception of ourselves and the world around us.
Synopsis
In his new work Taiwanese master of hypnotic cinema Tsai Ming-liang demonstrates utmost tenderness as he films the frail body of his long-time partner Lee Kang-sheng. A cycle of exotic curative treatments culminates in an exquisite massage which, in addition to the physical pleasure, brings rare moments of human connection. Days is a zen piece about devotion, of fleeting intimacy in the heart of the anonymous urban jungle, and our continuous fusion with the present – yet there is rarely time for these in the frenetic modern world. A perennial festival favourite, Tsai composes his picture as an experience that refreshes the senses and, like the director’s previous films, invites us to radically slow down the pace and sharpen our perception of ourselves and the world around us.
Ondřej Pavlík
About the director
Tsai Ming-liang (1957, Kuching, Malaysia). Selected filmography: Rebels of the Neon God (1992), Vive L'amour (1994), The River (1996), Face (Visage, 2009), Stray Dogs (Jiao you, 2013), Journey to the West (Xi you, 2014), Days (Rizi, 2020).
Contacts
Homegreen Films Co.
No. 146, Changchun Rd., Xindian Dist., 23152, New Taipei City
Taiwan
Tel: +886 222 171 028
Fax: +886 229 208 421
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Imagina |
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Director: | Tsai Ming-liang |
Screenplay: | Tsai Ming-liang |
Dir. of Photography: | Chang Jhong-yuan |
Editor: | Chang Jhong-yuan |
Producer: | Claude Wang |
Production: | Homegreen Films |
Cast: | Lee Kang-sheng, Anong Houngheuangsy |
Sales: | Homegreen Films Co. |