In “Journey to the West,” helmer Tsai Ming-liang’s perennial protagonist, Lee Kang-sheng, inches with excruciating slowness through Marseille’s land- and cityscapes in a series of 14 magnificently composed shots. Garbed in a monk’s red robe that makes him immediately discernible within the city’s subdued palette, his barely moving presence turns the frame itself into narrative, with all passing figures in the tableau defined by their reactions to him. Like some ambulatory anachronism, his stillness conjures up an alternate space-time continuum, another dimension slowly unfolding from within the core of urban hubbub. This exquisite gem should glow at fests and museums.
Also Known As (AKA): Jornada ao Oeste, Le voyage en occident, Walker: Marseille, Ein Mönch in Marseille, Reise in den Westen
BRRip | MKV | 1024 x 552 | x264 @ 2140 Kbps | 55 min | 931 MB
Score AC3 5.1 @ 192 Kbps | No Dialogues | No subtitles needed
Genre: Art-house, Drama
