B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.9 / 100
2009Comedy / Drama / Musical2h 18m
FACE
Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
Above the Line
Tsai Ming-liang·DirectorTsai Ming-liang·ScreenplayTsai Ming-liang·WriterLiao Pen-jung·Director of PhotographyJean-Claude Petit·Original Music ComposerJacques Comets·Editor
Cast
Lee Kang-sheng·Kang / The DirectorLu Yi-ching·Kang's MotherFanny Ardant·The Producer / Queen HerodiasJean-Pierre Léaud·Antoine / King HerodeLaetitia Casta·The Star / SaloméNorman Atun·Man in the BoatJeanne Moreau·JeanneNathalie Baye·NathalieMathieu Amalric·Man in BushesChen Shiang-Chyi
Full Crew(30 credits)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Tsai Ming-liang·Director
Writing· 3
Tsai Ming-liang·ScreenplayTsai Ming-liang·StoryTsai Ming-liang·Writer
Camera· 1
Liao Pen-jung·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Jacques Comets·EditorGérard Estival·Colorist
Sound & Music· 5
Jean-Claude Petit·MusicJean-Claude Petit·Original Music ComposerJean Mallet·SoundRoberto Van Eijden·SoundPhilippe Baudhuin·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Lee Tien-chueh·Art DirectionPatrick Dechesne·Set DecorationAlain-Pascal Housiaux·Set DecorationChristian Lacroix·CostumerAnthony Carlesso Tochon·Assistant Property Master
Production· 10
Vincent Wang·ProducerJacques Bidou·ProducerMarianne Dumoulin·ProducerTsai Ming-liang·ProducerWouter Barendrecht·Executive ProducerMichael J. Werner·Executive ProducerStienette Bosklopper·Co-ProducerYi-Chuan Chou·Production AssistantJoseph Rouschop·Co-ProducerSophie Lixon·Production Secretary
Other Departments· 3
Liao Pen-jung·CinematographyPhilippe Decouflé·ChoreographerDavid Magalhaes·Telecine Colorist
By the Numbers
61.9
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic
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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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