Nothing “happens” in the opening scene of Tsai Ming-liang’s “Days,” at least not in any conventional sense: Kang (Lee Kang-sheng), a middle-class, middle-aged man, is sitting at his window, looking out at as the rain falls.
The shot lasts four-and-a-half minutes, without cutting or moving – just a man, staring out a window and thinking. It’s a deliberate choice, right off the bat; if you get antsy, this may not be the movie for you.
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