# Tsai Ming-liang's best films, ranked

From the 'water trilogy' to Days, always with Lee Kang-sheng: Tsai Ming-liang's key features, based on Taiwan Panorama, the Taiwan Cinema database and Wikipedia.

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- Dec 17, 2021 · respawn_hk
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## Top 11

1. **Vive L'Amour (1994)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three strangers in an empty flat; Golden Lion in Venice.
2. **What Time Is It There? (2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The time difference between Taipei and Paris.
3. **Stray Dogs (2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Grand Jury Prize in Venice.
4. **The River (1997)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Silver Bear in Berlin.
5. **Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The last night of a Taipei cinema screening Dragon Inn.
6. **Rebels of the Neon God (1992)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — His first feature and Lee Kang-sheng's first lead role.
7. **The Hole (1998)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Endless rain at the end of the century and a hole in the floor.
8. **The Wayward Cloud (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution in Berlin.
9. **Days (2020)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Almost wordless; Teddy Jury Award in Berlin.
10. **I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shot in Kuala Lumpur.
11. **Face (2009)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Made for the Louvre's collection, with Jean-Pierre Léaud.

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