《天邊一朵雲》刻劃出了都市男女之間的情慾，是蔡明亮導演有史以來最受爭議的情色電影，還未上映之前就充滿了話題性，蔡明亮也因本片獲得2005柏林影展「最佳藝術貢獻」銀熊獎的殊榮。
劇情描述陳湘琪愛上一個A片演員的故事。缺水年代，每個人各有其求水之道，政府鼓勵大家多喝西瓜汁解渴。片中透過『吃西瓜』來觀察男女之間的情慾，把男女偶然的相遇，比喻作天上的雲，把又大又圓的西瓜及壓榨出來的鮮艷汁液，來作為充滿色香味的肉，將孤獨男女對情愛的飢渴，投射到新鮮嫩滑、令人垂涎欲滴的西瓜肉汁象徵之中，暗示「性」其實時時刻刻存在於人的生活中，卻經常被世俗與道德所刻意遮蔽。
劇情推進過程中穿插超現實歌舞狂想，在高雄市「蓮池潭龍虎塔」、「光雕橋」及「河堤社區」等地取景，搭配誇張服飾及歌舞劇風格，兼顧娛樂與商業的價值。上映後，十天內隨即突破一千萬元新台幣的亮眼票房，創下當時台灣電影最佳賣座紀錄。另一方面，本片因在高雄市的數個熱片景點取景拍攝，以城市行銷高雄，成為第一部獲得電影獎勵金1000萬元的電影。
製片Producer／葉如芬Ju-Feng Yeh
台灣資深電影製片人，重要作品包括電影【美麗在唱歌】、【夜奔】、【你那邊幾點】、【天邊一朵雲】及電視劇【人間四月天】、【張愛玲傳奇】等，深具海外實地拍攝及國際合作經驗，近年積極協助新導演製作劇情片、紀錄片及短片，並協助大型商業電影公司統籌監製電影【詭絲】、【天堂口】、【赤壁】，觸角廣伸且成績斐然。
Movie, the Wayward Cloud sheds light on the sexual desires of male and female city dwellers. It is a 2005 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang, and the most controversial erotic piece in his career. The movie generated much buzz before its release. Tsai picked up the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement for The Wayward Cloud at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival.
The story told of Chen Hsiang-chyi, who fell in love with a porn star. In that age where water was a prized commodity, everyone figured out a way to quench his or her thirst. The government encouraged the general public to consume watermelons as an alternative to water drinking. The movie takes a sideline to portray the erotic desires between men and women through the act of watermelon eating, and liken the chance encounters between the sexes to the clouds in the sky. The plump, huge watermelons and the bright, luscious juice squeezed from the melons are likened to the carnal flesh. The hunger for love of the lonely men and women is projected to the fresh, supple, smooth and mouthwatering melon flesh, implying that sex is omnipresent in man’s life, but obscured by the restraints of moral customs.
As the story progressed, fantasies of song and dance are interlaced throughout, and shot at “The Lotus Lake – the Dragon and Tiger Tower,” “The Light Sculpture Bridge,” and “The Riverfront Community” in the city of Kaohsiung, and complemented by farcical, outlandish costumes and a theater flair. The film is both entertaining and commercially lucrative. This film grossed more than NT$10 million in its theatrical release in Taiwan within 10 days, and set the record in the Taiwan film industry as the most box office worthy movie in history.
On the other hand, the movie was shot on several locations in Kaohsiung, and as a result marketed the city’s tourism prospects. It became the first film to be awarded NT$10 million of extra perks for promoting tourist economy.
高雄 Kaohsiung
蓮池潭龍虎塔Lotus Pond Dragon Tiger Tower
春秋閣Spring and Autumn Pagodas
河堤社區光雕橋Riverfront Community’s Light Sculpture Bridge
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