Composed of a series of portrait shots of mostly anonymous individuals, filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang's digital experiment turns the human face into a subject of dramatic intrigue.
In modern society, apps such as Calm are finding popularity, allowing you to find tranquillity for a few seconds within the day. Evidently, there is a desire for stillness and silence, taking time to find the beauty in the normalcy of life. These desires can be fulfilled in the cinema, as long as audiences are willing to change their narrative expectations and see film in a different way. Beyond its contemplation of human ageing, ‘Your Face’ creates portraits in time.
- Jake Watt
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