Versatile screen icon Peter Lorre portrays Janos Szabo, a kindly Hungarian watchmaker who turns to crime after being horribly scarred in a hotel fire on the day of he arrived in America.
Just before the turn of the 21st century, Taiwan is beset by unending rain and a mysterious new disease that causes people to crawl into dark places. Living in a crumbling building with a hole in his floor, a single man forms an odd relationship with the woman who lives below him. Tsai-Ming Liang uses oddball humor and unexpected musical numbers to explore urban loneliness in one of his most original and charming films, presented here in the extended cut he prefers.
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
95min
VENUE
FORMAT
35mm
LANGUAGE
In Mandarin with English subtitles
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General Admission: $16
Members: $8
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