The Deserted

International immersive Works Competition

The Deserted


Swiss Premiere
Tsai Ming Liang / Taiwan / 2019 / 55 min / Drama, Romance
No dialogue

Tickets

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It all began with a ghost story read in a book and forced exile to the countryside. From this twofold source of inspiration, Tsai Ming-liang has drawn an immersive and metaphysical film-poem whose Director’s Cut GIFF will screen.

On reservation only. One person per hour.

The first movie in virtual reality of Taiwanese moviemaker Tsai Ming-liang tells the story of a man recovering after an illness, living in a house in ruins in the mountains. The movie’s Chinese title, 家在蘭若寺, translates as “The House of the Temple of Lan Re” and is based on a ghost story drawn from a famous collection of Chinese tales. This short 55-minute long feature, features the moviemaker’s favorite esthetics and style. Through long shots focusing on characters and environments, we are led to contemplate the solitary existence of this man, and left free to interpret the meaning of the movie to our liking. A unique and fascinating experience.


Creation
Tsai Ming Liang
Direction
Tsai Ming Liang
Key collaborators
HTC VIVE ORIGINALS
Scenario
Tsai Ming Liang, Claude Wang
Contact
HTC VIVE ORIGINALS
Editing
Jack Huang
Production design
Kao Jun Honn, Lee Tien Chueh
Production
Homegreen Films (Claude Wang)
Co-production
HTC VIVE ORIGINALS (Liu Szu Ming)
Executive Production
HTC VIVE (Cher Wang), HTC VIVE (Liu Szu Ming)
With
Lee Kang Sheng, Chen Shiang Chyi, Shin Yin, Lu Yi Ching
International sales
HTC VIVE ORIGINALS (Mao Lee Tzu), HTC VIVE ORIGINALS (Nina Weng)

Tsai Ming Liang / Malaysia, 1957
Filmography
2018    Your face (Ni de lian)