A One And A Two details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Michael Tao, Adrian Lin, Elaine Jin, Nien-Jen Wu, Jonathan Chang, Hsi-Sheng Chen, Shu-shen Hsiao, Hsin-Yi Tseng, Ru-Yun Tang, Issey Ogata, Ke Suyun, Shu-Yuan Hsu, Kelly Lee, Pang Chang Yu |
| Director: | Edward Yang |
| Genres: | Drama, World Cinema - Chinese |
| Studio: | ICA PROJECTS LTD. |
| Name | Discs | |
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A One And A Two |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 53 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Currently unavailable |
| Main languages: | Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Find out what the back of your head looks like!
By Nimrod from London , 17 Jun 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
I found it probably the best film of 2002. A sprawling family saga, it's one of those "all human life is there" films which like "Les Enfants du Paradis" really needs the length and breadth it's given to work properly.
After a confusing start we really get to know the characters and become involved with their stories, problems and conflicts and how they relate to one another. A long story about many characters does not a soap opera make; this is a quality piece of work.
This has far more heart than some of Yang's earlier, more formally experimental films such as "The Terroriser" and it benefits from it.
There should be something in here for everyone to relate to, at whatever stage they are in life. As one character says "with films, we experience many more lives than we actually can in one lifetime" and this film is a whole life experience in 3 hours.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(24)interesting
By a customer from London , 13 May 2009the plot revolves around a family and the different lives of each member. generally keeps the viewer interested although in some parts, it moves really slowly.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Oh dear, what a mess!
By a customer from Banchory , 06 Apr 2009...and the reviews were so good! So it was deeply disappointing to find such a disjointed, long-winded and indeed boring offering. Long-held shots interspersed with the occasional bit of hysteria do not, to my mind, an art-film make. Even the acting disappointed!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Just too long
By a customer from London, UK , 18 Sep 2007This movie is like a long version of 'Lost in translation', but without Bill Murray. A movie about characters with boring lives. I gave it a go, watched 2 hours and then got bored and didn't finish it. It was like watching paint dry.
fyi I like philosophy and enjoy arty movies.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Wow! This is now my favourite world cinema film.
By Mark Davies from London, England , 27 Aug 2006If you like world cinema, then I recommend you try this.- Was this review helpful to you?
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No Stars
By Stuart Rosen from England , 17 Jul 2006If no stars were available that is how I would rate this film. I watched twenty minutes before switching it off. It seems this film suffers like so many others these days with an inability to tell a story well.
Perhaps it is the fault of the educators that they are not sufficiently well versed in film history. May I suggest they take a lesson from one of the greats - Francois Truffault.- Was this review helpful to you?
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