

Visage
2009-10-02 · 138 min · ★ 5.5
Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
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Production details
- Directors
- Tsai Ming-liang
- Production companies
- Homegreen Films, Tarantula, Circe Films, Musée du Louvre, JBA Production, ARTE France Cinéma
- Countries
- France, Belgium, Netherlands, Taiwan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,875,000
Top Cast
Lee Kang-shengKang / The Director
Lu Yi-chingKang's Mother
Fanny ArdantThe Producer / Queen Herodias
Jean-Pierre LéaudAntoine / King Herode
Laetitia CastaThe Star / Salomé
Jeanne MoreauJeanne
Nathalie BayeNathalie
Mathieu AmalricMan in Bushes
Chen Shiang-Chyi
Chen Chao-jung
Yang Kuei-mei
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