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6.8/10   1,811 votes
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Director:
Ming-liang Tsai
Writer:
Ming-liang Tsai (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 March 2005 (Taiwan) more
Genre:
Musical | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Hsiao-Kang, now working as an adult movie actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket. | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La saveur de la pastèque (France)
The Wayward Cloud (International: English title)
Un nuage au bord du ciel (France)
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Runtime:
Hong Kong:114 min | USA:112 min | Argentina:114 min
Country:
France | Taiwan
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Kaohsiung, Taiwan more
Company:
Arena Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tsai Ming-liang originally wanted the story to focus on a grandmother who finds her grandson in the porno business, but when Tsai's friend and fellow director Ann Hui was unable to play the role of the grandmother Tsai decided to change the role to a young girl, and thus brought back Chen Shiang-chyi's character from his previous film "What Time Is It There?" more
Movie Connections:
References Annie Hall (1977) more
Soundtrack:
Ban ge yue liang more

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14 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent, 1 October 2005
10/10
Author: eah22 from United States

I saw this film at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it was the most memorable film of the fest--more so than other great films screening like Capote or Brokeback Mountain and for sure, your run of the mill, Hollywood films like Elizabethtown, In her Shoes, Walk the Line, etc. Wayward Cloud is a daring film about love, sex and isolation, and it's set in an almost apocolyptic time when watermelon has become the source of water, food and fetish! The film is amazingly original.

Definitely, the "real time" shots which are often utilized in Taiwanese film, can try your patience, but indeed there is a "zone" for Tsai Ming Liang's films and once you get there, all the images are mesmerizing--watching a woman walk up a flight of stairs, etc. And the sex scenes (which are plenty b/c the film deals with porn) further highlights our voyeuristic "mesmerization" reflected in the style of the film.

Short of writing a spoiler, please please see this film (if it is distributed in your area)...the last shot is the most disgusting and most beautiful thing ever...you'll have to see for yourself.

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