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Vive L'Amour

1994 · 118 min

Long, quiet takes and sparse dialogue drift you through empty rooms and lonely bodies, leaving a lingering ache of urban solitude.

Directed by: Tsai Ming-liang
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lee Kang-sheng, Yang Kuei-mei, Chen Chao-jung

Overview: Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.

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Directed by: Tsai Ming-liang
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lee Kang-sheng, Yang Kuei-mei, Chen Chao-jung

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: isolation
loneliness
love
identity
sexuality
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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