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Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang (; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Taiwan. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films, many short films, and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese cinema. His films have been acclaimed worldwide and have won numerous awards at festivals. In 1994, Tsai won the Golden Lion at the 51st Venice International Film Festival for the film '' Vive L'Amour''. Early life Tsai was born in Malaysia, is of Chinese descent and spent his first 20 years in Kuching, Sarawak, after which he moved to Taipei, Taiwan. This, he said, had "a huge impact on ismind and psyche". "Even today", Tsai has said, "I feel I belong neither to Taiwan nor to Malaysia. In a sense, I can go anywhere I want and fit in, but I never feel that sense of belonging." Tsai graduated from the Drama and Cinema Department of the Chinese Culture University of Taiwan in 1982 and worked as a theatrical producer, screenwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai (surname)
Cài () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. In 2019 it was the 38th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan (as of 2018), where it is usually romanized as "Tsai" (based on Wade-Giles romanization of Standard Mandarin), "Tsay", or "Chai" and the 8th most common in Singapore, where it is usually romanized as "Chua", which is based on its Teochew dialect, Teochew and Hokkien pronunciation. Koreans use Chinese-derived family names and in Korean language, Korean, Cai is 채 in Hangul, "Chae" in Revised romanization of Korean, Revised Romanization, It is also a common name in Hong Kong where it is romanized as "Choy", "Choi" or "Tsoi". In Macau, it is spelled as "Choi". In Malaysia, it is romanized as "Choi" from the Cantonese pronunciation, and "Chua" or "Chuah" from the Hokkien or Teochew pronunciation. It is romanized in the Philippines as "Chua" or "Chuah", and in Thailand as "Chuo" (ฉั่ว ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horse Award For Best Feature Film
The Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature is presented annually at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards.Charles Leary''The People Are Missing: The 25th Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival (and 40th Golden Horse Awards)'' In ''Senses of Cinema'', Issue 30 Winners and nominees ''Note:'' There were no Golden Horse Film Awards held in 1964 or 1974. References {{Golden Horse Film Awards Golden Horse Film Awards Awards for best film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hole (1998 Film)
''The Hole'' (), also known as ''The Last Dance'', is a 1998 Taiwanese drama-musical film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Yang Kuei-mei and Lee Kang-sheng. Plot Just before the turn of the new millennium, a strange disease hits Taiwan that causes people to crawl on the floor and search for dark places. It also rains constantly. Despite evacuation orders, tenants of a rundown apartment building stay put, including Hsiao Kang ( Lee Kang-sheng). Hsiao Kang runs a food store with few customers. One day, a plumber arrives at Hsiao Kang's apartment to check the pipes. He drills a small hole into the floor which comes down through the ceiling of the woman downstairs (Yang Kuei-mei). The woman, who maintains her flooded apartment while stockpiling toilet paper, becomes annoyed by Hsiao Kang's antics on the other side of the hole. She confronts him at his store. However, the hole remains there, and the two continue to get on each other's nerves. The woman sprays her room, creating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebels Of The Neon God
''Rebels of the Neon God'' () is a 1992 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Wang Yu-wen, Chen Chao-jung, Lee Kang-sheng, Jen Chang-bin, Miao Tien, and Lu Hsiao-ling. Plot A young man, Hsiao Kang (, a nickname derived from Lee Kang-sheng's full name), attends a cram school and lives with his parents. In a parallel storyline, Tze and Ping are petty thieves. After a night out, Tze returns to his flooded apartment. The next morning, he meets Kuei, a young woman who had just had a one-night stand in the neighboring room with Ah Tze's brother, a car salesman. Kuei does not know where she is, and Tze gives her a ride on his motorcycle. Meanwhile, Hsiao Kang's motorcycle is impounded. His father, a taxi driver, spots him and gives him a ride to school. During an altercation in traffic, Tze intentionally breaks the side mirror on Hsiao Kang's father's taxi. Tze, Ping, and Kuei hang out together at night and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kang-sheng
Lee Kang-sheng (; born 21 October 1968) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films. Lee's directorial efforts include ''The Missing'' in 2003 and '' Help Me Eros'' in 2007. Career Lee was working at an arcade when he was asked by Tsai Ming-liang to act in his TV film ''Boys''. This started a working relationship that has lasted over 30 years; Tsai has said that he would never make another movie without Lee. Awards Lee has received recognition for his acting by winning the Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cinemanila International Film Festival for '' What Time Is It There?'' and getting nominated for a Golden Horse Award in 1994 for '' Vive L'Amour''. Lee won several awards with his directorial debut, ''The Missing''. At the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival, he won the KNF Award, the NETPAC Award and the Tiger Award. The film also won the New Currents Award at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei
, nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Taiwan , established_title = Settled , established_date = 1709 , established_title1 = Renamed Taihoku , established_date1 = 17 April 1895 , established_title2 = Provincial city (Taiwan), Provincial city status , established_date2 = 25 October 1945 , established_title3 = Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, Provisional national capital , established_date3 = 7 December 1949 , established_title4 = Reconstituted as a Yuan-controlled municipality , established_date4 = 1 July 1967 , capital_type = City seat , capital = Xinyi District, Taipei, Xinyi District , largest_settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarawak
Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north. The state capital, Kuching, is the largest city in Sarawak, the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Sarawak state government. Other cities and towns in Sarawak include Miri, Malaysia, Miri, Sibu, and Bintulu. As of 2020 Malaysia census, the population of Sarawak was 2.453 million. Sarawak has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species. It has several prominent cave systems at Gunung Mulu National Park. Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia; Bakun Dam, one of the largest dams in Southeast Asia, is located on one of its tributaries, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese, Chinese Malaysians, or Sino-Malaysians are Malaysians, Malaysian citizens of Chinese people, Chinese ethnicity. They form the second-largest ethnic group in Malaysia, after the Malaysian Malays, Malay majority, and , constituted 23.2% of the country's citizens. In addition, Malaysian Chinese make up the second-largest community of overseas Chinese globally, after Thai Chinese. Within Malaysia, the ethnic Chinese community maintains a significant and substantial presence in the Economy of Malaysia, country's economy. Most Malaysian Chinese are descendants of Southern China, Southern Chinese immigrants who arrived in Malaysia between the early 19th and the mid-20th centuries before the country attained independence from British colonial rule. The majority originate from the provinces of Fujian and Lingnan (including the three modern provinces of Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi). They belong to diverse linguistic subgroups speaking Chinese such as the Hoklo peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51st Venice International Film Festival
The 51st annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 September to 12 September, 1994. American filmmaker David Lynch was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winners were '' Before the Rain'' directed by Milcho Manchevski and '' Vive L'Amour'' directed by Tsai Ming-liang. Jury Main Competition The following people comprised the 1994 jury: *David Lynch, American filmmaker, actor, music and visual artist *Olivier Assayas, French filmmaker and film critic * Margherita Buy, Italian actress * Gaston Kaboré, Burkinabé filmmaker *Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer *Nagisa Oshima, Japanese filmmaker *David Stratton, English-Australian film critic *Uma Thurman, American actress *Carlo Verdone, Italian actor and filmmaker Official Sections The following films were selected to be screened: In Competition Out of competition Special events Window on Images Venetian Nights Italian panorama Independent Sections Venice Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Taiwan
The cinema of Taiwan or Taiwan cinema ( zh, t=臺灣電影 or ) is deeply rooted in the island's History of Taiwan, unique history. Since its introduction to Taiwan in 1901 under Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule, cinema has developed in Taiwan under ROC rule through several distinct stages, including ''taiyu pian'' (Taiwanese film) of the 1950s and 1960s, genre films of the 1960s and 1970s, including ''jiankang xieshi pian'' (healthy realist film), ''wuxia pian'' (sword-fighting film), ''aiqing wenyi pian'' (literary romantic film), ''zhengxuan pian'' (political propaganda film), and ''shehui xieshi pian'' (social realist film), Taiwan New Cinema of the 1980s, and the new wave of the 1990s and afterwards. Starting in the second decade of the new millennium, documentary films also became a representative part of Taiwan cinema. Characteristics Taiwanese directors Taiwan cinema is internationally known for its representative directors, including Fong Chiung, King Hu, Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestrial television, terrestrial or Cable television, cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, Direct-to-video, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for Over-the-top media service, streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
