FaceDirected by Tsai Ming-Liang
Produced by JBA Production
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 2 h 21 min
French release : 04/11/2009
Production year : 2009
DirectorActorsSynopsisA Taiwanese filmmaker makes a film at the Louvre Museum based on the myth of Salome. Although he speaks neither French nor English, he insists on giving the part of King Herod to the French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. To give the film a chance at the box-office, the production company gives the role of Salome to a world famous model. But problems arise as soon as filming begins.
Amidst all this confusion, the director suddenly learns of his mother’s death. The female producer flies to Taipei to attend the funeral. The director falls into a deep sleep where his mother's spirit does not seem to want to leave her old apartment. The producer has no choice but to wait, alone and lost in a strange city.
Like after a very long voyage, filming will resume after everyone gets lost in the various byways of the Louvre’s basement tunnels.
Production photos (8)
Press book (2)Production and distributionAssociate production company : JBA Production
Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
Foreign production company : Circe Films, Tarantula Belgique, Homegreen Films
Film export/Foreign Sales : Fortissimo Films
French distribution : Rezo Films
Full creditsExecutive Producers : Jacques Bidou, Marianne Dumoulin
Assistant Director : Vincent Wang
Screenwriter : Tsai Ming-Liang
Director of Photography : Liao Pen-Jung
Sound Recordists : Roberto Van Eijden, Tang Hsiang-Chu, Jean Mallet, Philippe Baudhuin
Production Manager : Christophe Desenclos
Press Attachés (film) : Laurence Granec, Karine Ménard
Editor : Jacques Comets
Continuity supervisor : Renée Falson
Production Designers : Alain-Pascal Housiaux, Patrick Dechesne, Lee Tien-Chueh
Choreographer : Philippe Decouflé
Costume Designers : Anne Dunsford, Christian Lacroix, Wang Chia Huei
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Chinese, French
Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Taiwan)
Production year : 2009
French release : 04/11/2009
Runtime : 2 h 21 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 119.458
Visa issue date : 08/10/2009
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SRD
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