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2014

Journey to the West

Directed by Tsai Ming-liang

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.

Duration

0h 56m

Released

April 24, 2014

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  • Lee Kang-sheng
  • Denis Lavant

Part ofThe Walker Series

Includes Walker (2012), Sleepwalk (2012), Diamond Sutra (2012), No Form (2012), Walking on Water (2013), Journey to the West (2014), No No Sleep (2015), Sand (2018), Where (2022), and Abiding Nowhere (2024).

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