The Moon Is Gone (2001)

• 80%
• 2001
• Drama
• TV Movie
• Tsai Ming-liang

Tsai Ming-liang directed in 2001 this episode of the popular Taiwanese TV children show Fruit Pie (《水果冰淇淋》), although it rarely appears on Tsai's filmographies and the director himself is not particularly proud of it - it was a command by the PBS, perhaps only a divertimento. However, we find in it lots of elements of Tsai's universe, including Lee Kang-sheng playing the dog which eats the moon. Note how the title (《月亮不見了》) echoes that of the short film The Skywalk Is Gone (《天橋不見了》), shot a year later. The story is set during the Moon Festival, with many references to this festivity and its mythology.