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Dominican Rep. The Wayward Cloud
4,623
Comedy. Drama. Musical
Taipei is besieged by a drought so extreme, citizens have taken to drinking watermelon juice and bathing in rooftop reservoirs. In its scarcity, the value of water is absurdly apportioned: lovers pledge affection with gifts of melons, and the pornography industry gets creatively, hilariously wet. Director Tsai Ming-liang has resurrected familiar characters from 2001’s What Time Is It There? in this quiet, vivid love story which he ... [+]
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"A scathing assault on the exploitative nature of pornography and the emptiness of sex without love." | POS |
United States |
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"It feels willed, aggressive and unconvincing in a way that suggests artistic frustration rather than discovery." | NEG |
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United States |
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"Tsai's obvious disgust at the sex is part of what makes the film so unpleasant; he remains a brilliant original, but this is a parody of his gifts" | NEG |
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United States |
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"This silly film does nothing to enhance Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang's reputation" | NEG |
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United States |
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"I’m uncertain, even after two viewings, if this is entirely a bad thing" | NEG |
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