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The Wayward Cloud

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The Wayward Cloud (2007)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:9

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:16-11-2007

Synopsis: As the people of Taipei face a lack of water, some turn to watermelons for their succulent fruit juices. Meanwhile, a young woman falls for a man without realizing he is a porn star. Surreal and... As the people of Taipei face a lack of water, some turn to watermelons for their succulent fruit juices. Meanwhile, a young woman falls for a man without realizing he is a porn star. Surreal and fantastical, THE WAYWARD CLOUD tells its story slowly and with style, often breaking out into charming musical sequences. [More]

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

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Features the most explicit use of a watermelon ever filmed.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
11/16/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

So extravagantly, hilariously rude as to be almost indescribable.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
11/16/07
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph
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It may be slow as a snail, but it leaves a trail.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
11/15/07
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

Characters make love, make meals, make conversation – though not much – and in moments of transcendence remake the world according to their fantasies and longings.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
11/15/07
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

The madcap finale to a loose trilogy from Taiwanese director Tsi Ming-Liang, and whilst emphatically not to all tastes, fans of the obscene, the experimental and the outrageous should make every effort to get along.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
11/15/07
Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
BBC
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Director Tsai Ming-liang's film harks back to more innocent times when screen romance didn’t involve a money shot.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
11/14/07
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
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A highly idiosyncratic semi-musical.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
11/14/07
Philip Kemp
Philip Kemp
Total Film

The film’s meandering, surrealist-kissed, early scenes dance nicely in time with his urban protagonist’s disconnected, existential malaise.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
11/14/07
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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More high-end arthouse fare from an ever-burgeoning Chinese-language film scene.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
11/14/07
Jack Dundee
Jack Dundee
Little White Lies

The Wayward Cloud finds Ming-liang in a rut and unable to elevate his neon wilderness to the heights of the rest of his consistently fascinating oeuvre.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
06/09/08
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

Taiwanese titillation flick featurings watermelon as a metaphor.

Full Review Source: Sly Fox | comment Comment
06/08/08
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Sly Fox
 
 
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