Focusing on a typical family--parents, two children, and an elderly grandmother--living in a small apartment in Taipei, YI YI (A ONE AND A TWO) is about the patterns of daily life. It includes a wedding, a funeral, a first date, a last date, a birth, and a death. The film follows each member of the Jian family carefully, giving .. Read more
| Starring | Elaine Jin, Nien-Jen Wu, Issey Ogata, Kelly Lee |
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| Director | Edward Yang |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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A cool dissection of three generations of a family, at different but similar points in their trajectories, this wry, detailed narrative, circling at a distance around its protagonists, provides many pleasures, as well as insights into the human condition
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Find out what the back of your head looks like!
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... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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interesting
the 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... read more »
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Oh dear, what a mess!
...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 ... read more »
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Just too long
This 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... read more »
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Wow! This is now my favourite world cinema film.
If you like world cinema, then I recommend you try this.
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No Stars
If 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... read more »
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ultra boring
Extra bonus points if you can keep watching for more than 10 minutes. Ah, but you have to stay awake for those 10 minutes, that's the catch.
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A perfect film
Rarely have I sat down and watched a movie only to watch it again straight away. Watch it please it will change the way you feel about the world.
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Yi Yi
A steady intreaging examination of the cultural changes occuring in far eastern countries (in this case Taiwan) as they undergo their industrial revelution ... read more »
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It's OK
I had heard great things about this Taiwanese family drama, hearing comparisons to, among others, Altman. The film itself, however, is a well acted soap opera, ... read more »
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Perfect
A lot of thought and effort must have gone into creating this fine film and when you watch it each character gradually gains importance as life is explored ... read more »
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