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Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊,; pinyin: Xīyóu) is a 2014 French-Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. The title is inspired by the 16th century Chinese literary classic of the same name. It had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014.[1] It is an entry in Tsai's "Walker series" of films.

Journey to the West
Directed by	Tsai Ming-liang
Written by	Tsai Ming-liang Wu Cheng'en
Based on	Journey to the West (inspiration)
Starring	Lee Kang-sheng Denis Lavant
Cinematography	Antoine Héberlé
Edited by	Lei Chen-ching
Music by	Sébastien Mauro
Release date	9 February 2014 (2014-02-09) (Berlin International Film Festival)
Running time	56 minutes
Countries	France Taiwan

Synopsis

The film content consists almost entirely of long, minimalist sequences showing a Buddhist monk in saffron robe walking very (almost imperceptibly) slowly — according to the Zen kinhin (walking meditation) practice — through public spaces in Marseilles, France, while passersby swarm around him. It begins, however, with a long, extreme closeup on the French actor Denis Lavant, who is later seen again following behind the monk and matching his every move exactly.

Release

Journey to the West is included among the "Extras" on the Stray Dogs Blu-ray from Cinema Guild.

References

External links

• Journey to the West at IMDb

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