Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.
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Prestige, intimate, contemplative and grave.
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- hamid.gon TMDB · Mar 20238/10
Please pay attention to the movie making time first. making this movie in 1994 and in Taiwan is a great cinematic event. The film is a masterpiece in this respect. I refer to my memory a little and remember the important films of 1994 as much as possible. Kieslowski's "Red", " The Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "Death and the Maiden", "pulp fiction", "Leon", and "Ed wood", but in my opinion, this movie is better than all these movies. This film has a deep and detailed look at today's human world. At a time when the 20th century is coming to an end, the film shows the perspective of the 21st century.
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Cast
- Lee Kang-shengHsiao-kang
- Yang Kuei-meiMay Lin
- Chen Chao-jungAh-jung
- Lu Yi-chingWaitress (uncredited)
Crew
- Tsai Ming-liangDirector
- Pi-ying YangScreenplay
- Yi-chun TsaiScreenplay
- Tsai Ming-liangScreenplay
- Ming-kuo LinDirector of Photography
- Liao Pen-jungDirector of Photography
- Shia-cheng SungEditor
- Hu-pin ChungProducer
- Hsu Li-KongProducer
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