The Palace on the Sea
Hai shang huang gung
Simple, yet complex. A man (favourite actor Wang Shin-hong) meets a woman (standard actor Wu Ke-xi) on a moored ship, a sort of floating palace decorated like a Buddhist temple. The woman or her spirit struggles with her memories and the man takes on the form of a Buddhist monk in his next life. Complex and yet simple. The man, the woman and the camera move gracefully ‘dancing’ through the space. Only the thought of escape.
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Inferno
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Working to Beat the Devil
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Film details
- Countries of production
- Myanmar, Taiwan
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 15'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
