Long Day's Journey Into Night
International Arthouse
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2h 18m
Directed by Bi Gan | 140 mins | 2019
Beginning as a kind of atmospheric, neon-drenched film noir fever dream, Bi Gan’s Long Day’s Journey into Night follows Huang Jue as he returns to his hometown of Kaili for his father’s funeral, then sets off on the trail of an old flame (Tang Wei), traveling down a winding road into the past.
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