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Face (2009 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Face' ( 'Lin'; ) is a 2009 Taiwanese-French film written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang.
Plot
Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese filmmaker, travels to France to shoot a film in the Louvre. As he is not fluent in French, the director encounters some difficulties. Then, he learns that his mother has died.
Cast
* Fanny Ardant - The producer / Queen Herodias
* Laetitia Casta - The star / Salom
* Jean-Pierre Laud - Antoine / King Herode
* Lee Kang-sheng - Hsiao-Kang, the director
* Lu Yi-ching - Hsiao-Kang's mother
* Mathieu Amalric - Man in the bushes
* Nathalie Baye
* Samuel Ganes
* Olivier Martinaud
* Jeanne Moreau
* Franois Rimbau
* Norman Atun
* Chen Shiang-chyi
* Chen Chao-jung
Background
'Face' was written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang.[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10011336-face/ "Visage (Face) (2009)"]. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015. It is set in the Louvre, as the museum had invited Tsai to make a film there. The Louvre contributed 775,000 euros, which was around 20 percent of the entire budget. The film is also inspired by director Franois Truffaut, and the cast includes several actors who worked with Truffaut.Dupont, Joan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/movies/27face.html?_r=0 "The Louvre, Gardens to Boiler Room, Becomes a Filmmaker's Set"]. nytimes.com. December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
'Face' was described as a "meditation on the cinematic process." Like Tsai's other films, 'Face' is about people who are incredibly alienated.Kohn, Eric. [http://www.indiewire.com/article/in_favor_of_imagery_tsais_visage_paints_a_puzzling_pretty_picture "In Favor of Imagery: Tsai's 'Visage' Paints a Puzzling, Pretty Picture"]. indiewire.com. May 23, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
Reception
'Face' has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. According to Eric Kohn of Indiewire, the film's story is "a bit difficult to follow". He added that "on a visual level, however, it's undoubtedly the prettiest movie in the festival's main competition."
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