AUTEUR OF LIFE

Taiwan-based Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang shakes up Asian cinema with his ‘strange’ films that scrutinise contemporary human experiences

By Zabrina Lo

ARTS A bald man dressed in a bright red cowl is asleep on the ground in the middle of the busy city. Suddenly, he wakes up, rises and takes a few slow steps before returning to his supine slumber. He is seemingly oblivious to both the passing of time and the flood of curious visitors who pass him by, some of them stopping to stare and take pictures before moving on. This “monk” was in fact Taiwanese actor Lee Kangsheng in a performance called The Monk from Tang Dynasty, created by his creative partner Tsai Ming-liang, and performed in late March at Hong Kong cultural hub Tai Kwun. Tsai is a “Second New Wave” director of Taiwanese cinema whose unconventional filmmaking methods have shaken up how Asian cinema presents city…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2024

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