Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-Liang ( Chinese 蔡明亮 , Pinyin Cài Míngliàng , born October 27, 1957 in Kuching , Malaysia ) is a Chinese-Malaysian film director active in Taiwan .
After completing his studies, he began making films as a television director. With his second film Vive l'Amour - Long Live Love , he won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1994 . He received the Silver Bear at the 1997 Berlinale for his film The River .
Inspired by François Truffaut and his often leading actor Jean-Pierre Léaud , actor Lee Kang-sheng plays the male lead in all of Tsai Ming-Liang's films . In 2009 he received an invitation to compete at the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival for Visage , which he directed with Léaud, Jeanne Moreau and Fanny Ardant , among others .
In 2020 Tsai received an invitation to compete at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival for his film Rizi (日子 / Days ) .
Filmography
Feature films
- 1992: Rebels in the neon light ( Ch'ing shaonien na cha )
- 1994: Vive l'Amour - Long live love ( Aiqing wansui )
- 1997: The River ( He liu )
- 1998: The Last Dance ( Dong )
- 2001: What Time Is It There? ( Ni neibian jidian )
- 2003: Goodbye, Dragon Inn ( Bu san )
- 2004: Welcome to São Paulo ( Bem-Vindo a São Paulo )
- 2005: The Wayward Cloud ( Tian bian yi duo yun )
- 2006: I Don't Want to Sleep Alone ( Hei yuan quan )
- 2009: Visage
- 2013: Jiaoyou ( Stray Dogs )
- 2020: Rizi ( Days )
Short films
- A Conversation with God (2001)
- The Skywalk Is Gone (2002)
- Journey to the West (2014)
Television films
- Endless Love (1989)
- The Happy Weaver (1989)
- Far Away (1989)
- All Corners of the World (1989)
- Li Hsiang's Love Line (1990)
- My Name is Mary (1990)
- Ah-Hsiung's First Love (1990)
- Give Me a Home (1991)
- Boys (1991)
- Hsio Yueh's Dowry (1991)
- My New Friends (1995)
Web links
- Literature by and about Tsai Ming-liang in the catalog of the German National Library
- Tsai Ming-liang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dennis Lim: Tsai Ming-liang Opens the Floodgates in The Village Voice (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tsai, Ming-liang |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tsai Ming-Liang |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese-Malaysian film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuching , Malaysia |