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Director:

Ming-liang Tsai

Writer:

Ming-liang Tsai (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

18 March 2005 (Taiwan) more

Genre:

Musical | Comedy | Drama more

Plot:

Hsiao-Kang, now working as an adult movie actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations more

User Comments:

Like all of Tsai's films, challenging, but this time in perhaps a different way more (29 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

La saveur de la pastèque (France)
The Wayward Cloud (International: English title)
Un nuage au bord du ciel (France)
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Runtime:

Hong Kong:114 min | USA:112 min | Argentina:114 min

Country:

France | Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Kaohsiung, Taiwan more

Company:

Arena Films more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Official selection from Taiwan for the 2005 Academy Awards. more

Movie Connections:

References Papillon (1973) more

Soundtrack:

Jing xin deng more


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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Like all of Tsai's films, challenging, but this time in perhaps a different way, 5 March 2006
9/10
Author: JoeLon from United States

The Wayward Cloud features everything one expects from a Tsai Ming-Liang film, but it is also much more sexually explicit. The shot compositions, the use of space, and the choreography of the musical numbers are excellent. However, not everyone is going to enjoy a musical number featuring a woman and men dressed as the fluid that she had just received a moment before in the main narrative.

I understand the perspective of those who argue that Tsai doesn't have a clear point here, as he does in his other films. I would argue, though, that the film is more challenging because it does not offer the glimmer of hope found in Tsai's previous films (the woman pulled up in The Hole, May's dignity even as she cries at the end of Vive L'amour). The viewer has to piece together any hope from various parts of the film, as the shocking finale is not at all uplifting.

Tsai has some real insights into the human condition here. Xiao Kang's autoerotic sexuality has a lot to say about loneliness and insecurity. Also, the flirtation between Xiao Kang and Shiang-chyi is very charming, even sexy (I'm thinking especially of the way Xiao Kang leans against the elevator after their date.) I think this film's vision brings to light the way sexuality has become a commodity, and I find it tragic that Xiao Kang and Shiang-chyi find that there is great difficulty in overcoming that commodification.

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