“My uncle says we live three times as long since man invented movies.”“How can that be?”“It means movies give us twice what we get from daily life.”
Directed by Edward Yang
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A critically acclaimed, moving drama.
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
Yi Yi is showing in 1 cinema in New York City - next screening Tuesday 13 October at 18:25 at Metrograph.
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“My uncle says we live three times as long since man invented movies.”“How can that be?”“It means movies give us twice what we get from daily life.”
“I’m sorry Grandma. It wasn't that I didn't want to talk to you. I think about all the stuff I could tell you... You must already know. Otherwise, you wouldn't always tell me to 'Listen!' They all say you've gone away. But you didn't tell me where you went. I guess it's someplace you think I should know. But, Grandma, I know so little. Do you know what I want to do when I grow up? I want to tell people things they don't know. Show them stuff they haven't seen. It'll be so much fun. Perhaps one day... I'll find out where you've gone. If I do, can I tell everyone, and bring them to visit you? Grandma, I miss you. Especially when I see my newborn cousin who still doesn't have a name. He reminds me that you always said you felt old. I want to tell him that I feel old, too.“
should be a mandatory viewing every 5 years, so much to learn from this. it’s impossible to see everything this has to offer off a single viewing so it only makes sense that it’ll be something i continue to revisit and rediscover. as far as i know this is the only movie about everything that pulls it off. all those reflection shots in the windows are unbelievable. see you again in 5 years!
Yi Yi follows three generations of a middle-class family in Taipei as they grapple with everyday quandaries, romance, business pressures, and the meaning of life.
Yi Yi was directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang in 2000, who won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this acclaimed masterwork.
Yes, Edward Yang won the Best Director prize at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for Yi Yi.
