Yi yi
Yan Yan - Natsu no omoide
Directed by:
Edward YangScreenplay:
Edward YangCinematography:
Wei-han YangComposer:
Tu Duu-ChihCast:
Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Yin-Ling Kam, Ogata Issei, Su-Yun Ko, Ru-Yun Tang, Yi-Wen Chen, Josephine A. Blankstein, Lawrence Ko, Suzanne Hsiao, Edward Yang (more)Plots(1)
The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi, directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang, follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral. Whether chronicling middle-age father NJ’s tentative flirtations with an old flame or precocious young son Yang-Yang’s attempts at capturing reality with his beloved camera, the filmmaker deftly imbues every gorgeous frame with a compassionate clarity. Warm, sprawling, and dazzling, this intimate epic is one of the undisputed masterworks of the new century. (Criterion)
(more)Reviews (1)
Taiwanese film has strong filmmakers and Edward Yang is clearly one of them. In three hours, it manages to present the fates of people in a way that few can achieve, and in good image quality and overall interesting stylization. You feel like every piece of clothing was carefully chosen to fit perfectly into the given scene, not to mention the actors who are natural in their non-acting.
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