Goodbye, Dragon Inn

Goodbye, Dragon Inn

2003 · 82 min · ZH · 6.8 (193 votes)
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · Starring Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Kiyonobu Mitamura, Miao Tian, Shih Chun, Chen Chao-jung
Drama

On a dark, wet night in Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meager audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu’s wuxia classic "Dragon Inn", each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself.

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A hushed, rain-soaked elegy for a dying art form. It feels like the quiet ache of nostalgia, a slow fade into memory as a beloved cinema closes its doors forever. Profoundly moving and deeply felt.

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