A Japanese tourist takes refuge from a rainstorm inside a once-popular, old Taipei cinema that is closing down, showing King Hu's 1967 sword-fighting classic "Dragon Inn". Even with the rain bucketing down outside, it doesn't pull much of an audience -- and some of those who have turned up are less interested in the movie than in the possibility of meeting a stranger in the dark.
Goodbye, Dragon Inn will not appeal to everyone. Many won't see the beauty in its minimalistic screenplay. The film is shot with almost no camera movement, most shots lasting well over thirty seconds. There are only about a dozen of lines of dialogue. If that doesn't float your boat, you're out of luck. But if you take time to watch this unique and wonderful film, you'll discover something beyond words.
Simply become a member of the audience.
Genre: Drama
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