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Goodbye, Dragon Inn
不散
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
2003•1h 22m•NR•★ 7.4
Comedy / Drama
Synopsis
On a rainy night in Taipei, an enormous cavernous 1960s cinema palace plays King Hu's wuxia classic Dragon Inn for the very last time before closing forever, with an ethereal limping ticket woman, cruising gay patrons, and the aged stars of the original movie watching their younger shadows on screen. Tsai Ming-liang's sublime, haunting elegy for the dying communal ritual of cinema.
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DirectorTsai Ming-liang
WriterTsai Ming-liang
CinematographyLiao Pen-jung
Principal Cast
Lee Kang-shengProjectionist
Chen Shiang-ChyiTicket Woman
Miao TianSelf
Shih ChunSelf
Chen Chao-jungSelf
Yang Kuei-meiPeanut Eating Woman
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Kiyonobu MitamuraJapanese TouristTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 22m (82 mins)
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DirectorTsai Ming-liang
LanguagesMandarin, Taiwanese
CountryTW
StudioHomegreen Films
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