salesman for a commercial ossuary (納骨塔) Chen Chao-jung (陳昭榮) as Ah-jung, a street peddler Lu Yi-ching (陸弈靜) as a coffee shop owner Reception Vive L'Amour won three Golden Horse Awards, for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Sound Effects. It also won the Golden Lion award at the 51st Venice International Film Festival. On AllMovie, reviewer Jonathan Crow praised the film, writing that "[director Tsai Ming-liang] presents Taipei as a soulless, ultra-modern labyrinth where individuals cannot communicate other than in one-night stands or business transactions. The film's style is masterful in both economy and emotional power. With very long takes, little narrative tension, and almost no dialogue, the style reinforces the cold, alienating world in which the characters live." . In the 2012 Sight & Sound polls it received two critics' votes and three directors' votes. References External links 1994 films 1994 drama films 1994 LGBT-related films Taiwanese drama films Taiwanese LGBT-related films 1990s Mandarin-language films Golden Lion winners Films whose director won the Best Director Golden Horse Award Films about homelessness Films directed by Tsai Ming-liang Films with screenplays by Tsai Ming-liang Central Motion Picture Corporation films