DAYS (2020)
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The great Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang has been directing exquisite examinations of alienation, isolation and the fleeting beauty of human connection featuring his muse Lee Kang-sheng for decades. His latest film, DAYS, will undoubtedly stand as one of his best, sparest and most intimate works. Lee once again stars as a variation on himself, wandering through a lonely urban landscape and seeking treatment in Hong Kong for a chronic illness; at the same time, a young Laotian immigrant working in Bangkok, played by Anong Houngheuangsy, goes about his daily routine. These two solitary men eventually come together in a moment of healing, tenderness and sexual release. Among the most cathartic entries in Tsai's filmography, DAYS is a work of longing, constructed with the director's customary brilliance at visual composition and shot through with profound empathy. (Note courtesy of Grasshopper Film.) DIR/SCR Tsai Ming-liang; PROD Claude Wang. Taiwan/France, 2020, color, 127 min. In Mandarin. NOT RATED
* * * PLEASE NOTE: DAYS features only minimal dialogue, and the filmmaker intentionally chose not to include any subtitles.
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Run Time: 127 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021
Genre: Drama