Journey to the West
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Produced by House on Fire
A meditative, visually luminous documentary-drama that uses the Buddhist pilgrimage narrative as a framework for exploring a foreign city and the nature of artistic tourism.
In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.
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