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The Hole

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The Hole (1998)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:8

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Part of the 2000 SEEN BY... series in which six directors filmed their vision of the night of December 31, 1999, Tsai Ming-Liang's film follows the activities of the two lone inhabitants, a man and... Part of the 2000 SEEN BY... series in which six directors filmed their vision of the night of December 31, 1999, Tsai Ming-Liang's film follows the activities of the two lone inhabitants, a man and a woman, of a dilapidated apartment building during the last week of 1999. The two are holing themselves in against the bizarre "cockroach virus," an epidemic that is causing the citizens of Taipei to behave like cockroaches. The two find their separate ways to pass the time, she by lip-synching to classic Hong Kong musicals and he by getting drunk. When a hole opens up in the man's floor, he and the woman are forced into contact with each other. [More]

Starring: Yang Kuei-Mei, Lee Kang-Sheng, Tien Miao

Starring: Yang Kuei-Mei, Lee Kang-Sheng, Tien Miao

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

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Ken Hanke

I tend to think it's good, if you can appreciate what it sets out to be. My problem is that it's representative of a type of filmmaking I can't appreciate and don't enjoy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 11 2009 07:31 AM

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Keith Uhlich

An illuminating, musical embrace for the ages.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 08 2005 07:52 AM

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Dennis Schwartz

A minimal story that is too thin for a feature film.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 26 2003 05:04 PM

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Jeremy Heilman

The humor and ennui that Tsai’s vision of dystopia evokes is both unique and compelling.

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Claire Bickley

If you enjoy movies that provoke 'what if?' debates afterwards in the theatre lobby, you'll dig The Hole.

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Chuck Rudolph

Cheerfully postulates the end of the world as an invitingly loony escapade.

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