Each member of a middle class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.
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Cast
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| Nien-Jen Wu | ... | N.J. (as Nianzhen Wu) | |
| Elaine Jin | ... | Min-Min | |
| Issei Ogata | ... | Mr. Ota | |
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Kelly Lee | ... | Ting-Ting |
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Jonathan Chang | ... | Yang-Yang |
| Hsi-Sheng Chen | ... | A-Di (as Xisheng Chen) | |
| Su-Yun Ko | ... | Sherry Chang-Breitner (as Suyun Ke) | |
| Chuan-cheng Tao | ... | Dada (as Michael Tao) | |
| Shu-shen Hsiao | ... | Xiao-Yan (as Shushen Xiao) | |
| Meng-chin 'Adriene' Lin | ... | Lili (as Adrian Lin) | |
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Pang Chang Yu | ... | Pangzi (as Yupang Chang) |
| Ru-Yun Tang | ... | Grandma (as Ruyun Tang) | |
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Shu-Yuan Hsu | ... | Mrs. Jiang (as Shuyuan Xu) |
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Hsin-Yi Tseng | ... | Yunyun (as Xinyi Zeng) |
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Yung-Feng Lee | ... | Migo (as Yungfeng Li) |
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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, his business partners make bad decisions against his advice, and he reconnects with his first love 30 years after he dumped her. His teenage daughter Ting-Ting watches emotions roil in their neighbors' flat and is experiencing the first stirrings of love. His 8-year-old son Yang-Yang is laconic like his dad and pursues truth with the help of a camera. "Why is the world so different from what we think it is?" asks Ting-Ting. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Release Date:
16 December 2000 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$9,456, 8 October 2000, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #339. See more »Quotes
Ota: Why are we afraid of the first time? Every day in life is a first time. Every morning is new. We never live the same day twice. We're never afraid of getting up every morning. Why?See more »
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This movie is a beautiful piece of art. Every shot of the movie is like a painting in its own right. Hats off to cinematographer Wei-han Yang for getting so many splendid images on film. From his serene reflective shots against a city nocturnal background, to innovative bird eye-view shots, to neat mirror shots, to the perspective of the bedridden grandmother in a coma, to cars passing by in front of the actors, to gorgeous corporate buildings... everything on camera was meticulously thought out.
Director Edward Yang uses this visual candy diligently and incorporates it nicely into his narrative. His script is very poetic and allows for a lot of reflective pause... which is, you've guessed it, supported by silent stunning images. The characters feel very real and their problems and concerns move us. The little boy is simply adorable and his perspective on life is quite refreshing. The dialogue is rich and intelligent and if you listen carefully you'll understand why this movie is so long... But the length does not drag the movie. Rather it allows us to think and to appreciate. There is enough material in this movie (both words and images) to have anyone musing for days if he so desires.
The ending of the movie is very well done and you don't really know if you feel like laughing or crying at that point, but you certainly know that you have just witnessed an amazing movie, a movie without proper description. Because like Yang chose to do, I should just be silent and let you enjoy.