Archive of films Taste / Vị
The weirdest film to appear this spring came out of Vietnam. The story of Bassley, a Nigerian footballer, begins in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City. A bizarre set of events, however, takes him away from his depressing surroundings and he is now given the chance to experience a primal coexistence within an unlikely community. Self-taught director Lê Bảo combined the raw and the aestheticised in a decidedly offbeat manner, prompting the British daily The Guardian to salute Taste as “best arthouse UFO” at the Berlin IFF.
Synopsis
The weirdest film to appear this spring came out of Vietnam. Self-taught director Lê Bảo combined the raw and the aestheticised in a decidedly offbeat manner, prompting the British daily The Guardian to salute Taste as “best arthouse UFO” at the Berlin IFF. The story of Bassley, a Nigerian footballer whose career in a foreign country is hampered by a broken leg, begins in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City. The dismal surroundings overwhelm the senses: the bare walls, murky interiors and penetrating damp only serve to illustrate the dejection he feels, brought on by this hostile metropolis. He is therefore grateful for the opportunity to live in a primal community with four women, where existence contracts to the smallest dimensions imaginable, until only the truly essential human requirements are laid bare.
Martin Horyna
About the director
Lê Bảo (1990, Vietnam). Selected filmography: Scent (Mùi, 2014, short), Unconsoled (2019, short), Taste (Vị, 2021).
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About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Imagina |
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Director: | Lê Bảo |
Screenplay: | Lê Bảo |
Dir. of Photography: | Nguyễn Vinh Phúc |
Editor: | Lee Chatametikool |
Art Director: | Le Van Thanh |
Producer: | Weijie Lai |
Production: | E&W Films |
Coproduction: | Deuxième Ligne Films, Petit Film, Senator Film Produktion GmbH |
Cast: | Olegunleko Ezekiel Gbenga, Thi Minh Nga Khuong, Thi Dung Le, Thi Cam Xuan Nguyen, Thi Tham Thin Vu |
Sales: | Wild Bunch |