Vive L'Amour
1994 · Movie · NR · 118 min · ★ 7.2 · 78% critics
In Taipei, three lonely young adults end up using the same apartment without fully realizing it. As each person treats the space as a refuge for desire, routine, and escape, their quiet overlap reveals how close people can be while still feeling alone.
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Details
- Original title
- 愛情萬歲
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1995-03-02
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (158 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, reflective story about urban isolation and unspoken connections, in the vein of Rebels of the Neon God; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear, talky drama.
Pros: quietly powerful mood; thoughtful look at loneliness; feels ahead of its time | Cons: slow pacing; emotionally distant tone; minimal plot movement
Themes
- jealousy
- love triangle
- rejection
- urban life
- woman between two men
- male homosexuality
Awards & recognition
- Golden Horse Award — Best Feature Film · 1994
- Golden Lion · 1994
Cast & crew
Lee Kang-sheng
as Hsiao-kang
Yang Kuei-mei
as May Lin
Chen Chao-jung
as Ah-jung
Lu Yi-ching
as Waitress (uncredited)
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang