Visage

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Visage

2009

2h 18m

5.4(25 votes)

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Overview

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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Cast & Crew

16 members

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李康生

Kang / The Director

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陸弈靜

Kang's Mother

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Fanny Ardant

The Producer / Queen Herodias

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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Antoine / King Herode

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Laetitia Casta

The Star / Salomé

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Norman Atun

Man in the Boat

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Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne

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Nathalie Baye

Nathalie

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Mathieu Amalric

Man in Bushes

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陳湘琪

Unknown Role

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陳昭榮

Unknown Role

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楊貴媚

Unknown Role

Directing

蔡明亮

Unknown Role

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Samuel Ganes

The Bush Boy

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François Rimbau

Stage Manager

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Olivier Martinaud

The Young Father

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