Even love hides from mystery
2001, Taiwan, Colour, 98 minutes
Written and Directed by Johnny Fear (translation error?)
Starring Sam Lu, Xi Chu Lung, Lin Zia Yo
Some things never translate well, and why exactly two middle-aged lovers should feel the need to incorporate a herd of mountain goats into their weekly tryst at the Taipei Zoo still escapes me. From the frequent references to the goats during other scenes I suspect it is meant to be a metaphor but dammed if anyone was able to explain it. Still, the cinematography was fantastic, the juxtaposition on a bleak urban environment with a happy goat grazing while naked bodies writhe under a park bench is strangely enticing.
Quote – “If you don't mind, we are having a school party coming through soon and they haven't quite got to comparative biology yet.”
Reviewed by Juan Incognito
