Incidental Journey (2000)

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

Ching, a passionate student, and Hsiang, a solitary artist, meet by chance along Taiwan\' coastal highway. Hsiang takes Ching to visit her friend, Ji, who lives on a farm with her husband. Inspired by Hsiang\'s calm strength and the beauty of the landscape, Ching begins to find peace, and Hsiang hesitantly begins to acknowledge the yearning that she has repressed for years. Simultaneously meditative and sensual, the heroines struggling with the problem of how to deal with loss, how to keep heart, mind and body connected. Gracefully acted and shot, Incidental Journey explores the varieties of love and consolations of both solitude and companionship.

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