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Spider Lilies 刺青 英语影评
The trend of queer-themed movies featuring young idols seems to be on the rise in Taiwan. After the well-received Eternal Summer about gay love, now comes the lesbian-themed Spider Lilies. Best New Artist winner Isabella Leong and popular Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang portray lesbian lovers in Zero Chou’s Spider Lilies, a breakthrough for both actresses. Director Zero Chou, whose film Splendid Float about drag queens won the Best Taiwanese Film award at the Golden Horse Film Festival in 2004, is of course no stranger to queer films. But apart from homosexual love, Spider Lilies also touches upon the notions of holding on and letting go of past memories. The film won the Teddy Bear Award for the best gay/lesbian film at the Berlin Film Festival in 2007.
Rainie Yang plays cute webcam girl Jade, who wants to get a tattoo to attract her online clients. She visits the tattoo parlor run by Takeko (Isabella Leong), and immediately remembers Takeko to be her childhood crush. Jade sees a stunningly beautiful spider lily pattern on Takeko’s wall. She pleads Takeko to tattoo that on her body as “a mark of love”, without knowing how special this poisonous flower means to Takeko. Takeko pretends to have forgotten Jade, but there are actually traumatic experiences that Takeko can never forget…
Other new generation actors who join the cast of Spider Lilies include Jay of Taiwanese duo Awaking, John Shen of Genki Boys, and Kris Shie in his film debut.
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