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Millennium Mambo

2001 · 106 min

A hypnotic, neon-lit drift through memory and desire, immersive and quietly devastating.

Overview
In 2011, Vicky looks back on her life a decade earlier, recalling her turbulent relationship with her controlling boyfriend Hao Hao and her growing connection to a compassionate gangster amid the neon haze of Taipei's nightlife.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • memory
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written by
Chu Tien-wen
Starring
Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Duan Chun-hao, Doze Niu Cheng-tse, Jun Takeuchi, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Ko Takeuchi, Hsu Hui-Ni
Music
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Cinematography
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Runtime
106 min
Country
Taiwan, France
Languages
Mandarin, English, Japanese

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