Monday, July 14, 2008

Most Distant Course


The Most Distant Course 最遙遠的距離
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
Director: Lin Jing-Jie
Total Running Time: 110 min
Starring: Guey Lun-Mei, Mo Tze-Yi, Jia Siao-Guo

Seemingly lost in life, sound recordist Xiao Tang embarks on a road trip around Taiwan to capture the "Sounds of Formosa." In need of some therapy himself, intense and unpredictable psychiatrist Cai gets up one day and just keeps driving. The two meet in a bizarre encounter and become unlikely travel companions on their island circuit. Xiao Tang sends his recordings to ex-girlfriend, but the tapes end up in the hands of the apartment's new tenant, Ruo-Yun, a young woman who is nursing a troubled relationship of her own. Lured by the peaceful recordings of wind, waves, and aboriginal songs, Yun takes to the road to follow the source of the sounds.

Trailer


2007 Venice Film Festival – International Critic's Week Award