Stray Dogs (Chinese: 郊遊, French: Les Chiens errants) is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang. The Chinese title of the film is Jiaoyou, which means "Excursion."[1] An international co-production of Taiwan and France, the film stars Lee Kang-sheng.
A man and his two young children, a boy and a girl, are homeless in Taipei. During the day, the father has a job holding up a sign advertising real estate along a busy thoroughfare. The children spend their time wandering around stores and the landscape, which appears to be mostly depopulated. The family meets at night to wash in public bathrooms and sleep in abandoned buildings. Only occasional casual conversations are overheard. Long wordless sequences pass of the man performing daily activities: eating, drinking, sleeping, smoking, urinating, defecating, sometimes weeping. Obviously depressed, he violently assaults, then eats, an anthropomorphic cabbage that his daughter has kept as a toy. A woman, the kids' mother or at least a mother-like figure, stealthily observes the family. She "rescues" them from the rainstorm-drenched punt where the father has stowed them, and later joins the family in an abandoned building assuming her maternal role.
Stray Dogs was the 10th feature film directed by Tsai. The film was written by Tsai, Peng Fei, and Tung Cheng Yu, and it was produced by Vincent Wang. It starred Tsai's regular lead actor, Lee Kang-sheng, as the father.[2] The two siblings in the film were played by actual siblings, who are Lee's nephew and niece and Tsai's godchildren.[3]
Themesedit
Stray Dogs is similar to Tsai's previous films in some ways. According to J. Hoberman of The New York Times, "Like other films by Mr. Tsai, it has a postapocalyptic feel. Torrential rain is virtually constant, and Taipei feels depopulated — a place where events, mostly concerning food and shelter, may be staged in situ."[4]
Tony Rayns of Film Comment wrote that, unlike Tsai's previous films, Stray Dogs "does away almost completely with continuity editing. Most of its scenes are single shots, and there's no causal link between one and the next. Some shots are so realist that they could have been taken with a hidden camera. Others are so stylized that they might well represent dreams."[1]
Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote a mixed review for the film. Calling it a "glum, humorless exercise in Asian miserablism", he wrote that "Stray Dogs, with its glacial pace and disconnected narrative, often feels more like an art installation than like a movie."[2] He added that the film "sustains a hypnotic intensity anchored in exquisite cinematography that portrays the modern industrial cityscape as a chilly wasteland."[2]
Releaseedit
Stray Dogs was released in theaters on September 12, 2014.[5]
stray, dogs, 2013, film, stray, dogs, chinese, 郊遊, french, chiens, errants, 2013, drama, film, written, directed, tsai, ming, liang, chinese, title, film, jiaoyou, which, means, excursion, international, production, taiwan, france, film, stars, kang, sheng, st. Stray Dogs Chinese 郊遊 French Les Chiens errants is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Tsai Ming liang The Chinese title of the film is Jiaoyou which means Excursion 1 An international co production of Taiwan and France the film stars Lee Kang sheng Stray DogsTheatrical release posterDirected byTsai Ming liangWritten byPeng FeiTsai Ming liangTung Cheng YuProduced byVincent WangStarringLee Kang shengCinematographyLiao Pen jungLu Ching hsinShong Woon chongEdited byLei Chen chingDistributed byCinema Guild USA Release dateSeptember 4 2013 2013 09 04 Venice Film Festival Running time138 minutesCountriesTaiwanFranceLanguageMandarin Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Background 4 Themes 5 Reception 6 Release 7 References 8 External linksPlot summary editA man and his two young children a boy and a girl are homeless in Taipei During the day the father has a job holding up a sign advertising real estate along a busy thoroughfare The children spend their time wandering around stores and the landscape which appears to be mostly depopulated The family meets at night to wash in public bathrooms and sleep in abandoned buildings Only occasional casual conversations are overheard Long wordless sequences pass of the man performing daily activities eating drinking sleeping smoking urinating defecating sometimes weeping Obviously depressed he violently assaults then eats an anthropomorphic cabbage that his daughter has kept as a toy A woman the kids mother or at least a mother like figure stealthily observes the family She rescues them from the rainstorm drenched punt where the father has stowed them and later joins the family in an abandoned building assuming her maternal role Cast editLee Kang sheng father Lu Yi ching woman Chen Shiang chyi woman Yang Kuei mei woman Lee Yi cheng Yi cheng son Lee Yi chieh Yi chieh daughter Wu Jin kai WangBackground editStray Dogs was the 10th feature film directed by Tsai The film was written by Tsai Peng Fei and Tung Cheng Yu and it was produced by Vincent Wang It starred Tsai s regular lead actor Lee Kang sheng as the father 2 The two siblings in the film were played by actual siblings who are Lee s nephew and niece and Tsai s godchildren 3 Themes editStray Dogs is similar to Tsai s previous films in some ways According to J Hoberman of The New York Times Like other films by Mr Tsai it has a postapocalyptic feel Torrential rain is virtually constant and Taipei feels depopulated a place where events mostly concerning food and shelter may be staged in situ 4 Tony Rayns of Film Comment wrote that unlike Tsai s previous films Stray Dogs does away almost completely with continuity editing Most of its scenes are single shots and there s no causal link between one and the next Some shots are so realist that they could have been taken with a hidden camera Others are so stylized that they might well represent dreams 1 Reception editStray Dogs has an 86 rating on Rotten Tomatoes 5 It won the Grand Jury Prize at the 70th Venice International Film Festival 2 Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote a mixed review for the film Calling it a glum humorless exercise in Asian miserablism he wrote that Stray Dogs with its glacial pace and disconnected narrative often feels more like an art installation than like a movie 2 He added that the film sustains a hypnotic intensity anchored in exquisite cinematography that portrays the modern industrial cityscape as a chilly wasteland 2 Release editStray Dogs was released in theaters on September 12 2014 5 It was released on DVD and Blu ray by the Cinema Guild on February 10 2015 The film Journey to the West was also included 6 References edit a b Rayns Tony Review Stray Dogs filmcomment com Retrieved December 15 2015 a b c d Holden Stephen Mired in an Abyss of Despair in Taipei nytimes com September 11 2014 Retrieved December 15 2015 Lodge Guy Venice Film Review Stray Dogs variety com September 5 2013 Retrieved December 15 2015 Hoberman J Disorder and Stray Dogs Capture the Look of Cities Falling Apart nytimes com April 9 2015 Retrieved December 15 2015 a b Stray Dogs 2014 rottentomatoes com Retrieved May 26 2020 Stray Dogs 2013 allmovie com Retrieved December 15 2015 External links editStray Dogs at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stray Dogs 2013 film amp oldid 1166464216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
