PRODUCT DESCRIPTION


In Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meagre audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu's wuxia classic Dragon Inn - each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself.

An exquisite, wryly funny and tender tribute to the experience of movie-going, Tsai Ming-Liang's poignant love letter to cinema is one of the most beguiling and beloved dramas of modern times and is now widely regarded as a classic. Presented here in a new 4K restoration, the film is more ravishing and hypnotic than ever.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS



* Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Bú sàn, 2003) presented from a brand new 4K restoration of the film.
* A new and exclusive filmed interview with director Tsai Ming-Liang.
* Madam Butterfly (2009, 36 mins): world home-video premiere of Tsai s remarkable modern-day interpretation of the classic story.
* Booklet featuring new essays by curator and critic Tony Rayns, plus a personal appreciation by filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
* New and improved English subtitle translation.
* Original soundtrack in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 Stereo LPCM (24-bit)
* World premiere on Blu-ray.
* Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C)





REVIEW
A beautiful love poem to the movies. --Slant Magazine

Tsai Ming-Liang s 2003 masterpiece manages to be many things at once: a Taiwanese Last Picture Show, a failed heterosexual love story, a gay cruising saga, a melancholy tone poem, a mordant comedy, a creepy ghost tale --Jonathan Rosenbaum

Taiwanese director Tsai Ming­Liang has been among the most profound voices in world cinema over the past quarter century. --Village Voice