Adult and Unusual

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	• The Wayward Cloud Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi Strand Releasing, 2008 average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Adult and Unusual

"The Wayward Cloud"

Adult and Unusual

Amos Lassen

"The Wayward Cloud" (Strand Releasing) is the new film from Taipei by director Tsai Ming-liang and it is causing a bit of controversy. The Taiwanese government spent two weeks deciding whether or not to censor it and they finally decided to let it play as it was made--uncensored and uncut. It is not porn but a critique of porn with the main idea of the film centering on alienation. The symbolic uses of a wayward cloud and drought represent "dryness" and "drifting" in society and further uses porn to represent how we, as people, do not connect with one another.
The film is somewhat grim but there are moments of lightness and it is a very interesting film visually.
The movie is set in a city that has no identity and in a society in which hardcore sex is the way of life. The action takes place in a very hot summer and everything is dry including the way people feel about each other. The two main characters were once friends and meet again after not having seen each other for a period. They slowly get close to one another and the warmth of their coming together is contrasted against the cold profession of the male who earns his living by being an actor in unemotional porn movies. Against this also are some really strange musical scenes and some very funny bits about crabs and watermelons. There is one hardcore sex scene which many may find offensive but it should not take away from the value of this excellent film.
"The Wayward Cloud" is a satirical view of longing and frustration and a solution to those problems. The movie includes cheesy 1960's homage to Chinese popular music and this gives a respite from the sex scenes that are used to make the restless state of wander that the characters seem lost in appear more sincere. "The Wayward Cloud" is a film that builds to a very satisfying climax and visually the film stuns the eyes. It, at times, however, tries the patience of the viewer but the images that are presented mesmerize.
One thing that is sure--you may never look at watermelons in the same way. However the insights into the human condition have a lot to say about loneliness and human isolation.

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Set against the backdrop of the city of Tapei, a jaded adult movie star daydreams in elaborate, erotic musical fantasies. Award-winning film director, Tsai Ming-Liang (VIVE L`AMOUR and I DON`T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE) weaves fascinating, colorful musical numbers into a tale of sexual voyeurism. When sexual fantasies and realities collide, the line blurs, creating an outrageous tale of obsessions.

Directed by acclaimed director Tsai Ming-Liang (VIVE L`AMOUR, I DON`T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE, WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?) and starring Lee Kang-Sheng (HELP ME EROS, THE WAYWARD CLOUD, I DON`T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE), Chen Shiang-Chyi (THE WAYWARD CLOUD, I DON`T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE, WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?), Lu Yi-Ching, Yang Kuei-Mei.

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