Journey to the West (2013)
Ratings:
6.3 (TMDb)
Released:
2014-04-24
Runtime:
56 min
Genres:
Drama, Documentary
Countries:
France, Taiwan
Director:
Tsai Ming-liang
Actors:
Lee Kang-sheng, Denis Lavant
Synopsis
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.
