Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy

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Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-liang is a 2022 non‑fiction book by Nicholas de Villiers. Published by University of Minnesota Press, it explores queer themes in Tsai Ming-liang’s films and offers a queer‑theory reading of his work. The book runs 216 pages and is available with ISBN 9781517913182 (OCLC 1325678329).

Key facts
- Author: Nicholas de Villiers
- Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
- Publication date: September 27, 2022
- Pages: 216
- ISBN: 9781517913182
- OCLC: 1325678329
- Topics: Queer theory, film studies, Tsai Ming-liang

Reception
- Reviewers praised how the book builds on earlier analyses by Sara Ahmed, Kevin Moon, and José Esteban Muñoz.
- Some critics felt the work was too broad at times and wished for more depth on Brechtian alienation and ecocriticism in Tsai’s films.
- A GLQ review suggested that a full chapter on Tsai and actor Lee Kang-sheng helps readers understand Villiers’s later analysis of Tsai’s 2015 film Afternoon.
- Film Quarterly also published a review of the book.