
Stray Dogs
Jiao you
Jiao you
★★★☆☆



Directed by
Ming-liang Tsai
Produced by Jacques Bidou and Marianne Dumoulin
Written by Peng Fei Song, Ming-liang Tsai, and Chen Yu Tung
With: Shiang-chyi Chen, Kang-sheng Lee, Yi Cheng Lee, Yi Chieh Lee, and Yi Ching Lu
Editing: Chen-Ching Lei
Runtime: 138 min
Release Date: 04 September 2013
Color
Produced by Jacques Bidou and Marianne Dumoulin
Written by Peng Fei Song, Ming-liang Tsai, and Chen Yu Tung
With: Shiang-chyi Chen, Kang-sheng Lee, Yi Cheng Lee, Yi Chieh Lee, and Yi Ching Lu
Runtime:
138 min
Release Date: 04 September 2013
Color: Color
Cinematography:
Pen-jung Liao, Wen Zhong Sung, and Sung Wen ZhongRelease Date: 04 September 2013
Color: Color
Editing: Chen-Ching Lei
Runtime: 138 min
Release Date: 04 September 2013
Color

Stray Dogs
Jiao you
Jiao you
★★★☆☆


Stray Dogs, the latest film from Taiwanese
director Ming-liang Tsai, (Vive L'Amour, Good Bye, Dragon Inn), is a work
of elegiac minimalism focused on an unusual family eking out an existence at
the very bottom of the economic ladder. Using extended, primarily static shots,
Tsai explores the emotions of a father near the end of his rope and the two
children whom he takes care of along with a woman who works at a grocery store
(who may be their mother, but I’m not sure). The nuts and bolts of the simple
story are not of great importance in this impressionistic picture; rather it is
the anger, anguish, and occasional joy expressed by the characters. Of equal
weight are the everyday chores and habits they undertake to sustain
themselves--eating, washing, working, etc. This is a slow, subtle, observational
movie which may drive many audiences crazy, since very little happens over the
course of more than two hours. However, if you have the patience to allow
Tsai’s film to take you over, there are many rewards.
Directed by
Ming-liang Tsai
Produced by Jacques Bidou and Marianne Dumoulin
Written by Peng Fei Song, Ming-liang Tsai, and Chen Yu Tung
With: Shiang-chyi Chen, Kang-sheng Lee, Yi Cheng Lee, Yi Chieh Lee, and Yi Ching Lu
Editing: Chen-Ching Lei
Runtime: 138 min
Release Date: 04 September 2013
Color
Produced by Jacques Bidou and Marianne Dumoulin
Written by Peng Fei Song, Ming-liang Tsai, and Chen Yu Tung
With: Shiang-chyi Chen, Kang-sheng Lee, Yi Cheng Lee, Yi Chieh Lee, and Yi Ching Lu
Runtime:
138 min
Release Date: 04 September 2013
Color: Color
Cinematography:
Pen-jung Liao, Wen Zhong Sung, and Sung Wen ZhongRelease Date: 04 September 2013
Color: Color
Editing: Chen-Ching Lei
Runtime: 138 min
Release Date: 04 September 2013
Color
How I Rate Films
★★★★★
One of the 5000 greatest films. Usually only awarded after repeat viewings, so there are more five-star films from decades past than recent years.
★★★★☆
An excellent film. Possibly one of the 5000 and certainly worthy of repeated viewing.
★★★☆☆
A good film well worth seeing. Films listed at the top of this ranking could end up one of the 5000.
★★☆☆☆
A disappointment, an interesting failure, or just a bad movie. Still, maybe worth seeing: I often enjoy the top two-star films in a given list more than the bottom three-star films.
★☆☆☆☆
A bad, rant-worthy film. Should be avoided regardless of hype or talent involved.
☆☆☆☆☆
One of the worst films.
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