Rent Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
3.4 of 5 from 115 ratings
1h 20min
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- Synopsis:
- In Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meagre audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu's wuxia classic Dragon Inn - each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself. An exquisite, wryly funny and tender tribute to the experience of movie-going, Tsai Ming-Liang's poignant love letter to cinema is one of the most beguiling and beloved dramas of modern times and is now widely regarded as a classic.
- Actors:
- Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kiyonobu Mitamura, Tien Miao, Chun Shih, Chao-jung Chen, Yi Cheng Lee, Kuei-Mei Yang
- Directors:
- Ming-liang Tsai
- Producers:
- Hung-Chih Liang, Vincent Wang
- Writers:
- Sung Hsi, Ming-liang Tsai
- Aka:
- Bu San
- Studio:
- Second Run
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Taiwan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/11/2020
- Run Time:
- 82 minutes
- Languages:
- Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Mandarin LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- An exclusive, newly filmed interview with director Tsai Ming-Liang
- Madam Butterfly (2009): world premiere on home video of Tsai Ming-Liang's remarkable short film interpretation of the classic story
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Reviews (5) of Goodbye, Dragon Inn
One for Ming-Liang Tsai completists! - Goodbye, Dragon Inn review by CP Customer
An absorbing, affectionate addition to the sub-genre of elegies for cinemas that are closing down or are freighted with a director's fond memories (e.g. Cinema Paradiso, The Last Picture Show etc).
The colour palate and the lingering takes are trademark Ming-Liang Tsai, though it is not quite in the same class as his other great films.
The emphasis is on melancholic, deftly humorous observation rather than full narrative, but there are still several memorable set-piece scenes.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Specialist film for very limited Taiepi audience - Goodbye, Dragon Inn review by MWDW
Totally incomprehensible and required great willpower to see it through to the end. I would need a lens to find a glimmer of humour and it could only be suitable for world cinema festival buffs...
1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Haunted by Movies, Lost in the Stalls - Goodbye, Dragon Inn review by griggs
A quiet, hypnotic goodbye to old cinemas and the people who haunt them. Goodbye, Dragon Inn barely has a plot, but that’s the point—it’s all mood, memory and missed chances. Slow, strange, and oddly moving. Like watching a dream fade just as you realise you’re in it.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.