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Journey to the West

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Audience Score
63
Journey to the West
NR 56 minDrama, DocumentaryWalker Series PosterPart of Walker Series
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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.
StarringLee Kang-shengDenis Lavant
DirectorTsai Ming-liang

Movie Details

Original Language:Chinese
Production Companies:House on Fire
Movie Tags:
marseille, francebuddhist monk

Walker Series

Tsai Ming-liang's "Walker" series, featuring actor Lee Kang-Sheng in the role of a monk who walks very slowly.