Days | Trailer | NYFF58

The great Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang has been directing exquisite examinations of alienation, isolation, and the fleeting beauty of human connection featuring his muse Lee Kang-sheng for decades. His latest film, Days—his first feature-length fiction since 2013’s magnificent Stray Dogs (NYFF51)—will undoubtedly stand as one of his best, sparest, and most intimate works. Lee once again stars as a variation on himself, wandering through a lonely urban landscape and seeking treatment in Hong Kong for a chronic illness; at the same time, a young Laotian immigrant working in Bangkok, played by Anong Houngheuangsy, goes about his daily routine. These two solitary men eventually come together in a moment of healing, tenderness, and sexual release. Among the most cathartic entries in Tsai’s filmography, Days is a work of longing, constructed with the director’s customary brilliance at visual composition and shot through with profound empathy. A Grasshopper Film release.

selection at the 58th New York Film Festival. Get tickets:

[george]

Days is a beautiful silent visual cinematic experience. It has no words or dialogues but it has a touching story and a great meaning.

[johanvanhuyssteen]

The MASTER returns. I am so happy to hear that he's back.

[liza]

One of the greatest director in this time .

[T]

Это новый стиль монтажа трейлеров ? )))

[pandagober]

Esta fue la peor película que he visto en mi vida. Tsai Ming-liang regresame esas 2 horas de mi vida, maldito!

This was the worst movie I have ever seen. Tsai Ming-liang give me back those 2 hours of my life, damn!

[djmotise]

Yeah, you used a false thumbnail image in your trailer on your website, which is nowhere to be found in the trailer. How deceptive of you. And desperate.