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Art of the Real 2019
April 18 - 28, 2019
Filming with a patient and unobtrusive hand, Nicole Vögele observes the goings-on at a late-night eatery in Taipei where Mr. Kuo and his wife, Mrs. Lin, cook for the city’s night owls. Through overheard conversations and the restaurant’s routine activities, a vivid portrait of a working-class community slowly takes shape.
At a curbside eatery in Taipei, Mr. Kuo and his wife, Mrs. Lin, cook late into the evening for the city’s night owls. As locals, laborers, and passersby alike stop in for warm bowls of rice, a portrait of a community slowly takes shape through overheard conversations and the routines of the restaurant. Filming patiently and with an unobtrusive hand, the Swiss-born Nicole Vögele takes a holistic approach to her subject, observing with a thoughtful distance the goings-on in front of and behind the counter, and in the process vividly captures a working-class milieu rarely seen on screen.
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