Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
Direction
Tsai's static long shots turn hallways into psychological battlegrounds.
Acting
Jean-Pierre Léaud's deranged King Herod is peak unhinged French cinema.
Production
The Louvre literally let them do this—unbelievable access.
Director
Tsai Ming-liang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Tsai's first feature shot outside Taiwan; the Louvre commissioned it as part of their 'Louvre invites filmmakers' series. They got way more than they bargained for.
Lee Kang-sheng's mother in the film is played by his actual mother, Lu Yi-ching, continuing Tsai's decades-long practice of blurring reality with his repertory family.
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