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Three Times (2005)
Zui hao de shi guang (original title)

120 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  27 October 2005 (Hong Kong)
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Three stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. Two actors play the two main characters in each story.

Director:

Hsiao-hsien Hou

Stars:

Qi Shu, Chen Chang and Fang Mei
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Cast

Credited cast:
Qi Shu ...
May / Courtesan / Jing
Chen Chang Chen Chang ...
Chen / Mr. Chang / Zhen
Fang Mei Fang Mei ...
Old Woman
Su-jen Liao Su-jen Liao ...
Madam / Jing's mother
Mei Di Mei Di ...
May's mother / Madam
Shi-Zheng Chen ...
Haruko / Ah Mei
Lee Pei-Hsuan Lee Pei-Hsuan ...
Hostess / Micky
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lawrence Ko Lawrence Ko ...
(special appearance) (as Ko Yu-Luen)
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Storyline

Three stories of women and men: in 1966, "A Time for Love," a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool; "A Time for Freedom," set in a bordello in 1911, revolves around a singer's longing to escape her surroundings; in 2005 in Taipei, "A Time for Youth" dramatizes a triangle in which a singer has an affair with a photographer while her partner suffers. In the first two stories, letters are crucial to the outcome; in the third, it's cell-phone calls, text messages, and a computer file. Over the years between the tales, as sexual intimacy becomes more likely and words more free, communication recedes. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Three Stories | Singer | Playing Pool | Soldier | Letter  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France | Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

(Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Tiempos de amor, juventud y libertad See more »

Filming Locations:

Taiwan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$14,197 (USA) (30 April 2006) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$151,662 (USA) (6 August 2006)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

3H Films, Orly Films, Paradis Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | France:  | UK:  | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The song Rain and Tears is based on Pachelbel's Canon See more »

Soundtracks

"Rain and Tears"
Performed by Aphrodite's Child See more »