SUN 9 JUL
Coming Soon to
Chelsea Theater
119 mins |
Rated
R (for language, drug content and some sexuality.)
Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Starring Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Chun-hao Tuan, Jun Takeuchi, Ko Takeuchi, Doze Niu
Sun July 9, 4:00 pm
Wed July 12, 7:00 pm
A stylish and seductive submersion into the techno-scored neon nightlife of Taipei, Hou’s much-misunderstood marvel stars Shu Qi (The Assassin) as an aimless bar hostess drifting away from her blowhard boyfriend and towards Jack Kao’s suave, sensitive gangster. Structured as a flashback to the then-present from the then-future of 2011, it’s a transfixing trance-out of a movie, drenched in club lights, ecstatic endorphin-rush exhilaration, and a nagging undercurrent of ennui.
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Sun July 9, 4:00 pm
Wed July 12, 7:00 pm
A stylish and seductive submersion into the techno-scored neon nightlife of Taipei, Hou’s much-misunderstood marvel stars Shu Qi (The Assassin) as an aimless bar hostess drifting away from her blowhard boyfriend and towards Jack Kao’s suave, sensitive gangster. Structured as a flashback to the then-present from the then-future of 2011, it’s a transfixing trance-out of a movie, drenched in club lights, ecstatic endorphin-rush exhilaration, and a nagging undercurrent of ennui.
