Vive L’Amour

A caveat - this film is not for everyone. It is (relatively) slow, does not rely on dialogue, and is completely devoid of the Hollywood style many have grown accustomed to. This movie is beautiful, full of emotion, and masterfully shot. We are forced to confront the three protagonists' loneliness through precise long shots (most notably the final scene in the film). Tsai is a master of creating mood and feeling through a minimalist approach to dialogue. Much like many of Tsai's other films, Vive L'Amour is a masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema. Anyone interested in international/festival circuit/arthouse films should give this (and his other films) a try.

If I could give this Zzero stars I would. It's boring and doesn't make much sense. The subtitles doesn't bother me the whole story line does. I skipped through some of it because it took too long.

This movie intrigued me when I saw part of it on a few years ago. I recently purchased it and timed the film at 23 minutes before any character dialogue begins. It is a film about the feeling of isolation in a changing world. The people are making their way in life without a feeling of community, family, and direction. You see and feel their sense of despair and yearning to connect with someone even if it is under peculiar circumstances. I give it three stars only because it lacked some elements that would have made me feel something for the characters. I realize the director probably did that purposefully to drive home the point of being disconnected from community in a large city. It was like a voyeuristic look into the lives of people who are on the edge emotionally.

Nice 2k restoration of Tsai Ming-liang’s sophomore feature. A classic of the (second) Taiwanese New Wave and will probably continue to get better with age. “Slow Cinema” fans take note— this one is crucial!

This movie is slow movng as well as meaningless. Dont waste your time. Why does crap like this get rave reviews from film festival attendees? I made movie "shorts" in high school better than this!

I like films about Taipei & Taiwan. I liked the street scenes. I gave this film 4 stars after reading some of the critical reviews saying that the film was unrealistic & about people who were not normal. This film is about loneliness and sexual need. I find it easy to believe that there are a lot of people who live lonely unfulfilled lives. I liked the way the characters were presented -- unsentimental, but sympathetic & non-judgmental. I basically know nothing about Taiwanese film history & maybe my ignorance is showing, but my impression of what Tsai was doing here was presenting three people without traditional intimate relationships seeking connection with a partner as best they can. This is a very honest film about loneliness and unfulfilled need.

Just adding to other people's comments. Briefly, one "well-adjusted" man (Chen Chao-Jung) enters the life of two lonely individuals (Yang Kuei-Mei and Lee Kang-Sheng) in urban Taiwan. One of the ideas I like most is that one makes physical contact but experiences only one brief moment of emotional comfort; one experiences emotional comfort but only one brief moment of physical contact. The acting from the 3 stars is totally natural and convincing. The long periods of "silence" is beautiful and effective. Mandarin with English subtitles that you can't turn off. But this is not a problem since there is little dialogue. No Chinese subtitles. I don't speak Mandarin but from the dialogue that I did understand, the translations were well done.

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