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Journey to the West

西遊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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
April 24, 2014
Original language
French
Countries
France, Taiwan
Production
House on Fire
Cinematography
Antoine Héberlé
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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