Journey to the West (2014)
Overview
In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 3.275 |
Directed By
Tsai Ming-liang
Crew
Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang
Frédéric Bellaïche
Vincent Wang
Lei Chen-ching
Wu Cheng'en
Xavier Dreyfuss
Frédéric Salles
Antoine Héberlé
TOP CAST
Lee Kang-sheng
Monk
Denis Lavant
Dragon
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