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Bookmark this pageThe Skywalk Is Gone (2002)
Director: Tsai Ming-liang
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From Time Out Film Guide
Tsai's short, inspired by the unannounced demolition of the pedestrian overpass in Taipei where Hsiao Kang sold watches in What Time Is It There?, provides a bridge of its own between that film and Tsai's forthcoming feature. The missing skypass affects several lives. A middle-aged woman (Lu) has to struggle across the busy road with her heavy suitcase. A young woman (Chen) loses her way. And Hsiao Kang (Lee), deprived of his pitch, decides to audition for a part in an 'adult video'. Gnomic and gleefully unresolved, this patchwork of vignettes adds up to a sketch of present day city lives. It brings significant choices up against inconsequential events, implicitly challenging the viewer to be sure which is which.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Tsai Ming-liang
Producer: Frederic Papon, Liang Hongzhi, Vincent Wang
Cast: Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Hsiang Chyi, Lu Yi-Ching full cast
Duration: 25 mins
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