Bi Gan

“[Translated] Youth of the Beast. I saw this movie in the last two years. I was very surprised by the use of visual language. The editing is especially good. As soon as I saw it, I had to take it.”

“[Translated] Today I'm very happy to pick this movie. This is one of my favorite movies. On the surface, it's about ramen, but it's actually about the warmest and most beautiful things in the human heart. This is one of my favorite movies. I rewatch it every few years. I once fantasized about making a movie like this.”

“[Translated] Then I saw a Dreyer film. I've really liked this director lately. I've been rewatching his film Day of Wrath. Although the background is about a history of witch hunts, it touches on very deep, evil, and inexplicable things in humanity that can only be expressed through film. Day of Wrath gave me a lot of shock. It comes from something deeper, conveyed through his cinematic language. I remember a scene with embroidery; when things change, the pattern changes too.”

“[Translated] Last time I came, I took a set of Jacques Tati's Blu-rays. This time I'm taking another set because I gave the last one to a friend. So this time I'll take the big one. He's a director I'll always like. I hope movies are full of humor. Although it's hard for audiences to see humor in my movies, I was deeply influenced by him, especially his use of scene blocking.”

“[Translated] This is one of my favorite movies. I rewatch it every few years. Like Tarkovsky, many of Fellini's movies have influenced the way I make films. His treatment of the subconscious and Dreams in this movie is very clever. I often dream of that scene where your leg is hanging in the air, and someone is pulling it. So I'll end with this movie and take this big bundle home. Thank you, CC.”