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Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)

Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
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In a cavernous movie palace, King Hu's classic 1968 film Dragon Inn plays for a sparse crowd. As the movie progresses, the ticket-taker makes dinner, cleans the bathroom, and checks in on the projectionist. Audience members wander in and out, occasionally interacting in the restroom or the vast hallways that surround the theater proper. Minimally plotted, Tsai Ming-Liang's film is a poetic, dryly humorous portrait of a place and its denizens, and an homage to a director who influenced his career. ~ Tom Vick, Rovi

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Starring:
Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, (more)
Director(s):
Tsai Ming-Liang
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Goodbye, Dragon Inn

In a cavernous movie palace, King Hu's classic 1968 film Dragon Inn plays for a sparse crowd. As the movie progresses, the ticket-taker makes dinner, cleans the bathroom, and checks in on the projectionist. Audience members wander in and out, occasionally interacting in the restroom or the vast hallways that surround the theater proper. Minimally plotted, Tsai Ming-Liang's film is a poetic, dryly humorous portrait of a place and its denizens, and an homage to a director who influenced his career. ~ Tom Vick, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
83 mins

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Director(s):
Tsai Ming-Liang
Writer(s):
Tsai Ming-Liang
Producer(s):
Liang Hung-chih
Categories:
Independent Films
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    Todd L.

    Don't expect much of a storyline, or dialog.Throw out all expectations. This is definitly not everyones cup of tea. I see this film as more of a study or (as a description would tell you) a portrait. There is alot of static imagery of which I feel are moments for contemplation or to get into the mind of the character. It's kind of like, the theatre is speaking and in the end it's definitly saying "Goodbye". Interesting to see that two of the patrons were in the film (Dragon Inn) being shown in the theatre. Needs to be viewed more than one once to take it in. I suppose it's a bit like looking at a painting.

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    Steve P.

    This has to be the worst film I have ever seen. The pacing is glacial. The dialogue almost nonexistent. The premise of this movie could have been summed up in a 10 minute short, but it drags on forever and leaves you with absolutely no empathy for the characters or compassion for the filmmaker. Total crap.

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    Ruth V.

    This movie is not going anywhere fast. It's can be hard to sit still for all the NON-ACTION. I am not to happy with the fact I didn't get any warning. After I figured out what it wasn't, then it wasn't so bad. But that was about 2/3rd of the way through it. {I didn't have to stop it to go get anything, drinks or snacks.} But the short film is more then the feature.

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