The films of Tsai Ming-Liang exude slowness and elegance. Days quietly observes an encounter between two men who, for one night, forget about reality’s dark side, possibly even coming close to the truth before returning to their everyday solitude. As always, Tsai Ming-Liang makes magic with light and details, his images layered with meanings. A film, it seems, can also be a meditation, sharing much in common with philosophy. Tsai Ming-liang is one of the most prominent, award-winning and admired contemporary directors of art-house cinema. Since his debut in 1992, he has been renowned for his unique directorial signature, typified by long, uninterrupted, precisely composed shots. Films of his such as Vive L’amour, The River, The Hole and Goodbye, Dragon Inn, as well as the meditative experiment Journey to the West, are frequently referenced and imitated. In 2009, he completed Face, his “first Buddhist film”.