Lu Hsiao-Ling, Chen Chao-jung, Lee Kang-sheng, Shiang-chyi Chen, Ann Hui
In Taiwan, Xiao-kang, a young man in his early 20s, lives with his parents in near silence. He is plagued by severe neck pain. His father is bedeviled by water first leaking into his bedroom and then ...( read more 
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water + ennui + disease + incest + deadpan comedy + lots and lots of faggitry = more or less your typical Tsai Ming Liang film.
An excruciatingly difficult film to watch. The main protagonist's journey is painful (a brilliant performance by Ming-liang's regular alter-ego.) Somehow despite the frustration of the film's relentless slow and painful pace, I can't help but be transfixed by its Buddhist ambigui...( read more)
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