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Rebels of the Neon God [In-Person Only]
Wed Jan 10: 7.30pm PDT
Thu Jan 11: 7.30pm PDT
Fri Jan 12: 7.30pm PDT
Sat Jan 13: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT
Sun Jan 14: 4.30pm PDT
$14 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
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Tsai Ming-liang
Taiwan
1992/2014
1h 46m
About
(Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan, 1992/2014, 106 min, in Mandarin & Min Nan with English subtitles)
Tsai Ming-liangs 1992 feature debut already includes a handful of elements familiar to fans of his subsequent work: a deceptively spare style often branded minimalist; actor Lee Kang-sheng as its sullen star; copious amounts of water, whether pouring from the sky or bubbling up from a clogged drain; and enough urban anomie to ensure that even the subtle humor in evidence is tinged with pathos.
The loosely structured plot involves a despondent cram school student who becomes obsessed with a petty thief after the thief smashes the rearview mirror of a taxi driven by the students father. Stalking the thief to the films iconic arcade (featuring a telling poster of James Dean on the wall) and other Taipei locales, the student ultimately takes his revenge.
This impressive film hints at the promise of its director: a talent confirmed by Tsais equally stunning second feature, Vive lamour (Golden Lion, Venice), and continuing to the recent Stray Dogs, a ranking title on many best of lists in 2013. Though showing such diverse influences as the French New Wave, Wong Kar-wais early filmsand, yes, Rebel Without a CauseTsais film is most remarkable for introducing his startlingly unique vision to world cinema.
Makes one yearn for an alternative reality where it, not Pulp Fiction, became the beacon of 90s independent filmmaking. Clayton Dillard, Slant Magazine
No longer simply a cult classic, Rebels of the Neon God is part of the history of gay youth consciousness in popular culture. Armond White, OUT.com
As a first film, it is incredibly accomplished, its influences (French New Wave, Wong Kar-wai) apparent but integratedyou can see a director falling in love with the poetics of minimalism. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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