THIS JUNE, FILM MOVEMENT CLASSICS DELIVERS
TSAI MING-LIANG’S STRIKING SOPHOMORE FEATURE,
WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS GOLDEN LION AT VENICE,
IN A STUNNING 2K RESTORATION AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NORTH AMERICA
VIVE L’AMOUR
Street Date: June 14, 2022
Blu-ray/DVD/Digital: $39.95/$29.95
Bonus Features Include a Tsai Ming-liang Featurette and 16-page
Collectible Booklet featuring a New Essay by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton
SYNOPSIS
The sophomore feature from Tsai Ming-liang (REBELS OF THE NEON GOD; GOODBYE, DRAGON INN) finds the acclaimed master of Taiwan's Second New Wave demonstrating a confident new cinematic voice. VIVE L'AMOUR, being released by Film Movement Classics in a stunning 2K restoration available on Blu-ray for the first time ever in North America, follows three characters unknowingly sharing a supposedly empty Taipei apartment. The beautiful realtor May Lin (Yang Kuei-mei) brings her lover Ah-jung (Chen Chao-jung) to a vacant unit she has on the market, unaware that it is secretly being occupied by the suicidal funeral salesman Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng). The three cross paths in a series of precisely staged, tragicomic erotic encounters, but despite their physical proximity, they find themselves no closer to a personal connection.
Featuring an intoxicating mix of Antonioni-esque longing and surprising deadpan humor, VIVE L'AMOUR -- a disarmingly funny masterclass in cinematic economy --catapulted Tsai to the top of the international filmmaking world and earned him the prestigious Golden Lion at the 1994 Venice International Film Festival.
BONUS FEATURES
Tsai Ming-liang on Vive L’Amour featurette
16-page booklet with a new essay by film critic Nick Pinkerton
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: Blu-ray/DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu)
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 118 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Audio: Mono
Language: Mandarin with English Subtitles
