Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang was born in present-day Kuching, Malaysia, on October 27, 1957. Voted 18th by The Guardian among the world’s 40 best directors, Tsai has been a regular presence at major international film festivals for more than two decades and a poster figure of the Second New Wave of Taiwanese cinema. After graduating from the Chinese Culture University in Taipei, the author debuted as a theatrical producer and director of television dramas. In particular, during the shooting of one of them (“Boys”), he met Lee Kang-sheng, the actor destined to become his muse and to appear in all of the auteur’s movies. In the course of his career, Tsai shot 11 feature films, including the evocative “The River” (1997), the haunting “Goodbye, Dragon Inn” (2003), the intimate “Vive L’Amour” (1994), and the surreal “The Wayward Cloud” (2005). He also directed three documentaries, and many shorts. Currently, he is active in exhibition films, among which is worth citing the Walker series, whose last installation, “Abiding Nowhere”, was presented at the 2024 Berlinale.

Here's the full list of 10 Best Films of Tsai Ming-liang, Ranked:
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