Yi Yi (2000)
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Wu Nienjen, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang, Issey Ogata, Elaine Jin
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 11, 2006
DVD Features:
- Widescreen - 1.85
- Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Stereo - Thai
- Subtitles - English - Optional
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Reviews
Every beat and every image and every cut and every note feels like a part of a whole. It is a total movie.
The final moments left me thunderstruck, as deeply moved as I've ever been by a film. Yi Yi accumulates moments of truth and insight until it glows with importance.
'With numerous plotlines that move from middle-aged longing and teen romance to cutthroat business, Yang has created a deeply moving examination of a home in turmoil.'
One of the best films of the year, Edward Yang's Yi Yi combines a diagnosis of modern times with seemingly old-fashioned 'literary' storytelling - scene by scene it's slow, character-focused and dense with realistic detail, while the sprawling, coincidenc
This one is a masterpiece, despite being as inexplicable as a great work of music sometimes is.
Yi Yi is a rare work of beauty, a thoughtful, touching, compelling study of humanity that demands to be seen.
There's no question it's a soap opera, but a most charming and involving one.
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