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The Wayward Cloud

Play trailer Poster for The Wayward Cloud Released Feb 23, 2007 1h 52m Comedy Drama Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
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Hsiao-Kang reunites with Shiang-chyi during a water shortage.
The Wayward Cloud

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Critics Consensus

The Wayward Cloud may baffle more literally minded viewers, but its surreal pleasures will resonate with fans of thoroughly unique cinema.

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Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Features the most explicit use of a watermelon ever filmed. Rated: 2/5 Nov 16, 2007 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) So extravagantly, hilariously rude as to be almost indescribable. Nov 16, 2007 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Nov 16, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Juicy surrealist film. Rated: B Jun 23, 2008 Full Review Chris Cabin Filmcritic.com 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 9, 2008 Full Review Kam Williams Sly Fox Taiwanese titillation flick featurings watermelon as a metaphor. Rated: 4/4 Jun 8, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Tsai Ming-liang's quirky sex comedy/musical. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member As the title implies, watching the film is an experience that's rather directionless. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A surreal musical tale of love, sex and making of pornography set in Taiwan. It's surrealism was cool but overusing long shots of weird angles had its limits. To be frank, I was almost bored to death and the musical numbers were not that interesting. Things I learned after watching the film: Asian people like to make porn with fruits. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Bottled water and watermelon. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Surreal. Não é para qualquer público. E eu que pensava já ter visto todo tipo de musical... Extremamente difícil de classificar. Acho que fico com 'WTF-Movie'. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the strangest films you'll ever see. Is making an important point about art, cinema and pornography. Not sure what that is though. Fantastic. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ming-liang Tsai

Director

Lee Kang-sheng

Actor

Shiang-chyi Chen

Actor

Yi-Ching Lu

Mother

Ming-liang Tsai

Writer

Bruno Pèsery

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Hsiao-Kang reunites with Shiang-chyi during a water shortage.
Director
Ming-liang Tsai
Producer
Bruno Pèsery
Screenwriter
Ming-liang Tsai
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Arena Films, Wild Bunch, Homegreen Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 23, 2007, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 10, 2008
Runtime
1h 52m