Goodbye, Dragon InnPG
On a dark, rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema screens its final film before closing down for good: 1967 martial arts feature “Dragon Inn”. As the film plays, the lives of the theatre’s various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era. A poignant and lyrical meditation on the passing of time and the absorbing power of film, now widely regarded as a modern classic of slow cinema.
Reviews
‘Tsai Ming-Ling’s bitter-sweet Goodbye Dragon Inn isn’t easy to categorise: an exercise in cinematic minimalism, it’s a ghost story, a deadpan comedy, and a lament for an earlier era of film-going.’
Tom Dawson, BBC
‘Its simple, meticulously composed frames are full of mystery and feeling; it’s an action movie that stands perfectly still.’
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Sorry - you missed it!
We showed Goodbye, Dragon Inn between January 29, 2023 and January 30, 2023.
Join our mailing list and we'll make sure you always know what's on and when.
What else is on?
Today (Saturday 2nd August)
16:00
Friendship 15
1h 41m18:30
Separation / It Couldn't Happen 15
1h 33m + 1h 26mTomorrow (Sunday 3rd August)
14:00
Ran 15
2h 41m | Japanese w/ English subtitles17:30
Friendship 15
1h 41m20:00
Women's Adventure Film Tour PG
2h 28m (inc. 10min intermission)Plan your visit
Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!