Plot
1998 film by Tsai Ming-liang
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Why Watch This
The Hole offers an unflinching look at urban alienation through Tsai Ming-liang’s trademark long takes and a hauntingly quiet narrative. Its minimalist storytelling turns a simple structural defect into a meditation on loss and longing.
Best For
Slow‑cinema fans, Art‑house enthusiasts, Fans of Lee Kang‑sheng, Meditation seekers, Minimalist drama lovers
The CinePearl Take
Lee Kang‑sheng delivers a performance that is almost entirely physical, conveying grief and yearning with a single lingering gaze. Tsai’s pacing is deliberately sluggish, allowing the empty hallway and the titular hole to become characters in their own right. The film’s sparse sound design and occasional die‑getic music underscore the pervasive sense of isolation that lingers long after the credits roll.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Tsai Ming-liang
- Cast
- Lee Kang-sheng, Yang Kuei-Mei
- Writer
- Tsai Ming-liang
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- Released
- 16 May 1998
- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- Taiwan
- IMDb
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