This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed byElizabeth Yoo) was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscriptionfilmservices with its DVD-of-the-MonthFilmClub,FilmMovementis now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreignfilms based in New York City. In 2015, FilmMovementlaunched the reissue labelFilmMovementClassics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis onfilms by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

The sophomore feature from Tsai Ming-liang (REBELS OF THE NEON GOD; GOODBYE, DRAGON INN) finds the acclaimed master of Taiwan’s Second New Wave demonstrating a confident new cinematic voice. VIVE L’AMOUR follows three characters unknowingly sharing a supposedly empty Taipei apartment. The beautiful realtor May Lin (Yang Kuei-mei) brings her lover Ah-jung (Chen Chao-jung) to a vacant unit she has on the market, unaware that it is secretly being occupied by the suicidal funeral salesman Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng). The three cross paths in a series of precisely staged, tragicomic erotic encounters, but despite their physical proximity, they find themselves no closer to a personal connection.

Featuring an intoxicating mix of Antonioni-esque longing and surprising deadpan humor, VIVE L’AMOUR catapulted Tsai to the top of the international filmmaking world and earned him the prestigious Golden Lion at the 1994 Venice International Film Festival.

directed by: Tsai-ming Liang
starring: Chao-jung Chen, Kang-sheng Lee, Kuei-Mei Yang
1994 / 118 min / 1.85:1 / Mandarin DTS-HD MA 1.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Tsai Ming-liang on Vive LAmour featurette
• 16-page booklet with a new essay by film critic Nick Pinkerton
• English subtitles