Tsai Ming-Liang, director of the exquisite Goodbye, Dragon Inn, has emerged as one of the most profound voices in world cinema. This 2-disc Blu-ray Special Edition brings together two of his sublimely contemplative film works.
Days is Tsai Ming-Liang's meditation on solitude, delivered as a series of beautifully composed, delicately hued tableaux. The uneventful lives of two men unfold until they eventually cross paths, brought together out of loneliness and the need for intimacy.
Afternoon captures a wide-ranging and absorbing conversation between director Tsai and Lee Kang-Sheng, the actor, collaborator, friend and muse who has appeared in all of Tsai's films, as they reflect upon their lives, careers, friendship and identity.
Extras
Two-film, two-disc Special Edition Blu-ray.
Days (Rìzi, 2020) and Afternoon (Na ri xia wu, 2015) presented from HD transfers approved by the director.
An interview with Tsai Ming-Liang (2022).
Wandering (2021): A short film reflecting director Tsai’s ‘Walker’ art installation project, featuring actor Lee Kang-Sheng.
Tsai Ming-Liang and Tony Rayns in conversation at the East Asia Film Festival Ireland, 2019.
Days Passed: Lee Kang-Sheng Through the Eyes of Tsai Ming-Liang (2020): A video essay by Michelle Cho.
Teasers and Trailers.
20-page booklet featuring a new essay by writer/curator So Mayer.
