Vive L’Amour

Vive L’Amour

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    Three lonely souls wander the streets of Taipei. Unbeknownst to one another, they all have keys to the same empty apartment. A real estate agent uses it to meet her lover, and a street vendor who steals the key turns it into a refuge. The apartment becomes a shared sanctuary – a place to sleep, grieve, and perform their personal rituals of life. They share the same bed, the same bathroom, and the same emptiness, yet remain invisible to each other.

    This film may contain scenes that some viewers may find distressing.

    The restoration of this film was carried out by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI).
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    “Tsai Ming-liang captures people in Taipei searching for meaning, yearning for love and intimacy during a real estate boom. Since homeownership has become increasingly unaffordable and dating apps have made sex easier but love more difficult, the film Vive L’amour seems more relevant than ever. On New Year’s Eve, a flash mob takes place in Daan Forest Park – people gather not only to celebrate, but also to sit together and cry, paying tribute to this film.” (Programme curator Karolis Žukas)
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    Awards

    • World Premiere
      Venice Film Festival, Competition, 1994
    • Golden Lion
      Venice Film Festival, 1994

    Credentials

    • Directing
      Tsai Ming-Liang
    • The script
      Tsai Ming-Liang, Pi-ying Yang, Tsai Yi-chun
    • Plays
      Lee Kang-sheng, Yang Kuei-mei, Chen Chao-jung, Lu Yi-ching
    • Assembly
      Sung Shia-cheng
    • Camera
      Liao Pen-jung, Lin Ming-kuo
    • Producing
      Chung Hu-pin, Hsu Li-Kong
    • Sound
      Yang Ching-an, Hu Ding-Yi, Yang Jing-an, Hsin Chiang-Sheng
    • Translation
      Anastasija Ganockaja-Blanco
    • Dialogues
      Chinese
    • Subtitles
      Lithuanian, English
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