The Hole (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Tsai Ming-liang |
| Produced by | Cheng Su-ming Chiu Shun-Ching Jiang Feng-Chyt |
| Written by | Tsai Ming-liang Yang Pi-ying |
| Starring | Yang Kuei-Mei Lee Kang-sheng |
| Music by | Grace Chang |
| Distributed by | Fox Lorber |
| Release date(s) | March 24, 1999 (France) |
| Running time | 95 min. 69 min. (Taiwan) |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin Taiwanese |
The Hole is a 1998 drama-musical film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Yang Kuei-Mei and Lee Kang-sheng.
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[edit] Plot
A strange disease hits Taiwan just before the turn of the new millennium. Despite evacuation orders, tenants of a rundown apartment building stay put, including shop owner Hsiao-Kang (Kang-sheng Lee).
One day, a plumber arrives at Hsiao-Kang's apartment to check the pipes. He drills a small hole into the floor, which comes down through the ceiling of the woman downstairs (Kuei-Mei Yang).
The hole never gets repaired, and this leads to some tension between the two residents.
[edit] Cast
- Yang Kuei-Mei - the woman downstairs
- Lee Kang-sheng - the man upstairs
- Miao Tien - the customer at market
- Tong Hsiang-Chu - the plumber
- Lin Hui-Chin - a neighbor
- Lin Kun-huei - the kid
[edit] Reception
The Hole was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was nominated for the Golden Palm award and won the FIPRESCI Prize (competition) "for its daring combination of realism and apocalyptic vision, desperation and joy, austerity and glamour." It also won three Silver Screen Awards at the Singapore International Film Festival - for best Asian feature film, best Asian director, and best Asian actress.
The film has an 80% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Hole". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4902/year/1998.html. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes: The Hole
[edit] External links
- The Hole at the Internet Movie Database
- The Hole at AllRovi
- The Hole at Rotten Tomatoes
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