VISAGE

(FACE)
Ming-Liang TSAI
  • 2009
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films

A Taiwanese filmmaker makes a film based on the myth of Salomé at the Louvre. Even though 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 Salomé 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 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.

As after a very long voyage, filming will resume with all who were lost in the underground of t

Directed by : Ming-Liang TSAI
Year of production: 2009
Country: Taiwan, France, Belgium
Duration: 138 minutes

Credits

Casting

Contacts

Production

Secondary Production

  • TARANTULA Belgium

Secondary Production

  • HOMEGREEN FILMS Taiwan

Secondary Production

  • ARTE FRANCE France

Secondary Production

  • LE MUSÉE DU LOUVRE France

French Press

International Press

  • THE DDA GROUP (LOS ANGELES)
    T: 1 (310) 205 4868www.ddagroup.com
    MARTIN MCNAMARA

Distribution

International sales