Days. 2020. Directed by Tsai Ming-Liang

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Days. 2020. Taiwan. Directed by Tsai Ming-Liang. Courtesy Homegreen Films

Days. 2020. Taiwan. Directed by Tsai Ming-Liang. With Lee Kang-Sheng, Anong Houngheuangsy. DCP. 127 min.

More than 20 years after the making of The River (1997), Lee Kang-Sheng once again appears in a Tsai Ming-Liang film with a neck ailment, which the actor has suffered from on and off for years in real life. The mundane continues to draw Tsai’s ever-observant camera in Days; while Lee’s middle-aged character seeks various medical treatments, a young man meticulously prepares a meal in a small apartment. The two eventually meet in a hotel room in Bangkok, where they share a tender moment. Almost totally dialogue-free—and intentionally lacking subtitles—the film quietly observes two solitary figures and a rare moment of solace.

This film accompanies Tsai Ming-Liang: In Dialogue with Time, Memory, and Self.

Past events

Sat, Nov 5, 2022, 6:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Tsai Ming-Liang, Lee Kang-Sheng, and Anong Houngheuangsy

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

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