Millenium Mambo is a phenomenal movie by Chinese Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
It is the story of Vicky.
as played by Shu Qi.
Vicky is a free spirited girl torn between boredom and action, between love and un-love.
The story is mostly set either in the nightclub scene (of Taipei) or in the apartments of her lover.
Most of all from the spectator point of view, it is an extremely voyeuristic movie.
Vick narrates her thoughts as you watch her watch herself in one setting or the other.
between the neons, the saturated colors, the slow motions, the controlled movements of the characters, the overall exuding sensuality, you can do nothing but sit back, and keep your eyes open...observing, waiting...
I won't put the trailer up, you can find it on You Tube yourself, but just watch the opening scene... I dare you not to fall in love.
Side notes:
-80% on Rotten Tomatoes
-Shu Qi was approached by Ang Lee for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, but her manager pulled her out to do an advertisement in Japan...because he didn't think that the movie would be a commercial success. Hem, I hope that guy has been sent to a torture camp.
-Shu Qi started in softcore porn. She posed for Penthouse too, but you can find all that elsewhere :)
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