Visage
2009 · 138 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Drama, Music
Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang · Written by Tsai Ming-liang
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Lee Kang-sheng Kang / The Director -
Lu Yi-ching Kang's Mother -
Fanny Ardant The Producer / Queen Herodias -
Jean-Pierre Léaud Antoine / King Herode -
Laetitia Casta The Star / Salomé - N Norman Atun Man in the Boat
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Jeanne Moreau Jeanne -
Nathalie Baye Nathalie -
Mathieu Amalric Man in Bushes -
Chen Shiang-Chyi -
Chen Chao-jung -
Yang Kuei-mei
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