Vive L’Amour (1994): Cast
Vive L’Amour is a 1994 drama directed by Tsai Ming-liang, starring Lee Kang-sheng as Hsiao-kang, Lu Yi-ching and Yang Kuei-mei. It runs 1 hour 58 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 58m (118 min)
- Director
- Tsai Ming-liang
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Chinese - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Vive L’Amour About?
The premise of Vive L’Amour without spoilers.
Three denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real‑estate agent who uses it for sexual encounters; her lover Ah‑jung, who comes for intimate meetings; and Hsiao‑kang, who has stolen the key and retreats there for solitude. Their hidden co‑habitation breeds quiet tension as each seeks personal escape within the same walls.
Vive L’Amour Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- taipei
- salesman
- crying
- apartment
- real estate agent
- wrist slitting
- sexual identity
- sexual confusion
- alienation
- suicide attempt
- existential loneliness
- slow cinema
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- youth
- depressive
- male wears underwear
- seeking meaning to life
- male body
- female body
- speaking mandarin
- sadness
- big city life
- identity
- masculinity
- male protagonist
- male female relationship
- nonlinear timeline
- awkward situation
- minimalist movie
- taiwan
- empty apartment
- hiding in an apartment
- female protagonist
- funeral urn
- funeral service employee
- chinese language
- sex in bed
- homoerotism
- woman lights a cigarette
- apartment building
- looking through window
- bathroom
- boy takes a bath
- disorientation
- wasteland
- sex without love
- youthful innocence
- anti hero
- rough sex
- repressed homosexuality
- lost youth
Vive L’Amour Cast & Characters
Lee Kang-sheng leads the cast as Hsiao-kang, with Lu Yi-ching as Waitress (uncredited) and Yang Kuei-mei as May Lin. Directed by Tsai Ming-liang; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tsai Ming-liang
- Lee Kang-sheng as Hsiao-kang
- Lu Yi-ching as Waitress (uncredited)
- Yang Kuei-mei as May Lin
- Chen Chao-jung as Ah-jung
More from Tsai Ming-liang
More films directed by Tsai Ming-liang: Abiding Nowhere, The Moon and the Tree, Sand and Autumn Days.
Vive L’Amour Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Vive L’Amour.
Vive L’Amour Also Known As
20 alternative titles, including “àiqíng wàn suì” and “愛情萬歳”.
- Also known as
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- àiqíng wàn suì
- 愛情萬歳
- Leve de liefde
- Да живее любовта
- Ζήτω ο έρωτας
- Éljen a szerelem!
- Länge leve kärleken!
- Ai cing wan suei
- Ai Qing Wan Sui
- 爱情万岁
- Vive L Amour
- Vive l'Amour - Es lebe die Liebe
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- Vive l'amour
- Viva el amor
- Viva o Amor
- 애정만세
- Niech żyje miłość
- Да здравствует любовь
- Çok yaşa aşk
- Ai qing wan sui (Vive L'Amour)
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Vive L’Amour FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Vive L’Amour, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Vive L’Amour?
Vive L’Amour runs 1 hour 58 minutes (118 minutes).
When was Vive L’Amour released?
Vive L’Amour was released on September 3, 1994.
Who directed Vive L’Amour?
Vive L’Amour was directed by Tsai Ming-liang.
More films by Tsai Ming-liang Who is in the cast of Vive L’Amour?
Vive L’Amour stars Lee Kang-sheng as Hsiao-kang, Lu Yi-ching as Waitress (uncredited) and Yang Kuei-mei as May Lin, among 4 credited actors.
Does Vive L’Amour have a post-credit scene?
No. Vive L’Amour has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Vive L’Amour in?
The original language of Vive L’Amour is Chinese.
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