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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	Hsi-Sheng Chen, Shu-shen Hsiao, Shu-Yuan Hsu, Adrian Lin
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
- 31707
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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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 »
  
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  - Nimrod
  - London
  - 17 Jun 2004 at 15:02
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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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  - London
  - 13 May 2009 at 23:31
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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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  - Banchory
  - 06 Apr 2009 at 23:07
- - 3
  - 0
  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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- 476825
- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 18 Sep 2007 at 21:54
- - 1
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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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- - Mark Davies
  - London, England
  - 27 Aug 2006 at 10:16
- - 2
  - 3
  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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- - Stuart Rosen
  - England
  - 17 Jul 2006 at 09:03
- - 3
  - 3
  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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- - arup sen
  - London, England
  - 09 Feb 2006 at 16:58
- - 0
  - 0
  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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- - ivan500
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Sep 2005 at 10:28
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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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- - TheRegPigg
  - Lancs
  - 13 Jun 2005 at 20:02
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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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- - bobbyperu
  - Merseyside
  - 09 Mar 2005 at 19:12
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  - 1
  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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  - St.Albans
  - 28 Feb 2005 at 15:07
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- - 29
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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 »
  
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- 305159
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  - Nimrod
  - London
  - 17 Jun 2004 at 15:02
- - 20
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  A Masterpiece
  
  Few films have explored family relationships in such a tender, subtle and amusing way as Edward Yang's 'A One and a Two'. Following the troubles ... read more »
  
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- - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 23 May 2004 at 23:42
- - 16
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  Intoxicatingly Good
  
  A gorgeous film, with an entrancing story that reminds me of the awe I felt when I finished reading The Corrections that someone could so perfectly capture the ... read more »
  
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- - mixu
  - london
  - 04 Nov 2004 at 23:06
- - 6
  - 1
  Subtle and clever
  
  A very sweet and gentle story that carries with it some big human issues without hitting you over the head. Clever
  
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- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 08 Mar 2004 at 22:30
- - 4
  - 1
  Cute
  
  Compelling, inspiring drama following the various members of a Chinese family as they struggle with their everyday dramas. Very powerful, yet subtle, with great... read more »
  
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- 17399
- - a customer
  - Glasgow, UK
  - 07 Sep 2004 at 15:42
- - 3
  - 0
  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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- 476825
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  - London, UK
  - 18 Sep 2007 at 21:54
- - 3
  - 2
  Liked the kid
  
  This film is so long, like, really, really long. It was fine, in its long way, but I felt I was going nowhere with it. The only time I sat up was when the ... read more »
  
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- - pesquera
  - inverness
  - 29 May 2004 at 00:42
- - 2
  - 0
  Lovely but slow
  
  A film you really need to be in the mood for and have time to devote to its long running time. Great performance from the young boy though.
  
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- - moviebabe
  - London
  - 26 Apr 2004 at 16:26
- - 2
  - 0
  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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- 326384
- - bobbyperu
  - Merseyside
  - 09 Mar 2005 at 19:12
- - 1
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  Wow! This is now my favourite world cinema film.
  
  If you like world cinema, then I recommend you try this.
  
  Report this review
- 279748
- - Mark Davies
  - London, England
  - 27 Aug 2006 at 10:16

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Critics' reviews
- 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
- 31707
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...It's a well-acted, masterfully structured film and Yang's compassion for his characters fills every gracefully photographed frame..."
- 10412
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Lisa Schwarzbaum's BEST MOVIES OF 2000" -- "[Chang is] natural and delightful....Profound..."
- 10408
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Yang's most fully achieved film since A Brighter Summer Day offers a detailed and very moving account across three... read more on Time Out
- 44968
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...[A] wonderful film....In a film of superb ensemble work, Wu Nianzhen's performance as NJ is a standout..."
- 10411
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...[A] lovely, absorbing film....The work of a master in full command of the resources of his art..."
- 10409
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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