Chao-jung Chen,
Kang-sheng Lee,
Kiyonobu Mitamura,
Kuei-Mei Yang,
Shiang-chyi Chen
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A Japanese tourist takes refuge from a rainstorm inside a once-popular movie theater, a decrepit old barn of a cinema that is screening a martial arts classic, King Hu's 1966 "Dragon Inn." Even with t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
Stats: 107 reviews
One of the most challenging and difficult film experiences of my life. More than 90% of those who watch Goodbye Dragon Inn don't finish watching it. Set in a leaking, dilapidated film theater, where an old kung-fu film, King Hu's Dragon Inn is playing, the film has ...( read more)
Literally plodding... but entrancing take on filmgoing as both communal act and private quest for validation. Movie theater as bathouse.
Total art film - I see some lonely Antonioni in the architecture and some funny Tati in the setups and timing. Oh, and ghosts - lots of gh...( read more)
Tsai's ode to the death of the old movie theaters in our times of televisions, DVDs and huge multiplexes. The most minimalistic film I've seen. I counted only 10 short lines of dialogue in the entire film, with the first line 44 minutes into the film. Tsai uses extremely long...( read more)
A bold, haunting and completely esoteric work. The film asks a great deal from its audience but if you know what to expect, its strangely compelling. Ultimately, its a loving homage to cinema.
This is a truly under-appreciated film. It's a beautiful story about letting go. It is basically a silent film, though -- the first line of dialogue doesn't appear until 40 minutes into the film, so its not for everyone. It's more art than just a casual bleh-popcorn-movie film.
There is probably a page and a half of dialogue in the whole movie. There is no musical score, just the sound effects of rain falling and people walking or chewing popcorn, and of course, the movie 'Dragon Inn' playing in the background. All the character development in this mo...( read more)
exhausting and not very rewarding. ok so i kinda learned the whole point of it all, and am giving it half a star more.
This was more interesting than Dragon Inn its predecessor, the scenes were well written and scripted. a must see for martial art lovers
Its simple, meticulously composed frames are full of mystery and feeling; it's an action movie that stands perfectly still. full review
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