Incidental Journeys
In this hour-long 2000 feature from Taiwan, two women meet when one offers the other a ride, and together they visit a farm in the mountains. Director Jofei Chen gracefully unfolds the growing attraction between the pair—a wandering painter with a broken heart and a student who's taking some time off from an affair in the U.S.—as they hike in a misty forest, chat with friends, and agonize over their imminent parting. The tone is languid and melancholy, yet the ending is happy in its own way. In Mandarin with subtitles.
By Ted Shen
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